Iraq's first new church opens under US occupation
Iraq's first new church under the US occupation opened its doors in the northern city of Kirkuk, the region's Chaldean archbishop told AFP.
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Middle East Christians facing 'extremist atrocities'
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, warned that the vacuum left by failed autocratic regimes was being filled by extremists who have turned the Arab Spring into a "very anxious time" for Christians.
...continue reading this storyBaghdad Church Bombing Injures 7
A roadside bomb exploded near the rear entrance of a Catholic church in Iraq's capital Baghdad after Easter Mass Sunday, April 24, injuring at least seven people, Christians said.
...continue reading this storyIraqi Christians speed exodus to Kurdistan
A modern day exodus of Christians into the autonomous Kurdish regions of Iraq greatly increased after a series of attacks against them, according to the International Organization for Migration.
...continue reading this storyIraq Churches Cancel Christmas Services After Violence, Death Threats
"Many" church services have been canceled in Iraq over the Christmas period following deadly attacks and new terror threats, several church groups said Friday December 24.
...continue reading this storyIraqi Christians Murdered, Hundreds More Flee
Hundreds of Iraqi Christian families are fleeing Iraq's capital Baghdad and the town of Mosul as murderers target families in their own homes and workplaces, a well-informed advocacy group said Wednesday, December 8.
...continue reading this storyDeath of Elderly Christian Couple Highlights Religious Persecution in Iraq
An elderly Christian couple was gunned down in their Baghdad home Sunday night in what is the latest incident in a string of religious-rooted attacks against Christians in Iraq.
...continue reading this storyIraq Detains Militants Over Deadly Church Siege
Iraq said Saturday, November 27, that its security forces have detained a dozen militants suspected of helping take Christians hostage in a church siege that killed scores of worshipers and two priests last month.
...continue reading this storyGunmen break into Iraqi Christian home and kill 2
In a series of brazen attacks against a beseiged religious minority, gunmen recently broke into a home in northern Iraq, killing two Christian men while a bombing of a Christian home in Mosul Monday wounded a bystander.
...continue reading this storyChristian man, daughter killed in bombing in Iraq
A bomb in northern Iraq killed a Christian and his 6-year-old daughter Tuesday; it was the latest in a string of strikes against the country's dwindling Christian population.
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