Jewish Leaders to Pope: Genocide Claim Against Israel Is Misguided and Harmful
Critics warn that the Pope’s remarks could inflame tensions and harm Jewish communities around the world.
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Turkey’s Dwindling Christians: A 60-Year Legacy of Expulsion and Denial
ANALYSIS: Christians’ status remains precarious in the country that bridges West Asia and Southeast Europe.
Is the Persecution in Nigeria a Christian Genocide? This Bishop Says ‘Yes’
Bishop Anagbe, who leads the Makurdi Diocese, warned that if greater action is not taken he believes the Christian population, which currently numbers over 86 million, roughly half of the total Nigerian populace, could disappear entirely in the next few decades.
‘Forgotten by All’: The Ordeal of Armenian Victims of Azerbaijan’s Blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
The looming humanitarian disaster in the Armenian enclave, which has been under blockade for several months, revives the specter of ethnic and religious cleansing in this predominantly Christian region.
CRS Bishop: We’re Serving Mideast Victims of Genocide, Refugees
Bishop Gregory Mansour explained Catholic Relief Services is part of a collaborative Catholic network supporting the Middle East Church in caring for genocide victims and war refugees.
Aleppo Archbishop: The Ancient Faith in Syria Needs Your Support Now
Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson also warned that a ‘final solution’ is being inflicted on Christians and other vulnerable communities in the Middle East.
Cardinal Dolan Visiting Iraq to Show Support for Displaced Christians
The visit will assert “the Christian commitment” to supporting all those who have been wounded by ISIS including Christians, Muslims and Yazidis.
House Votes Unanimously to Declare Atrocities to Christians in the Middle East Constitute Genocide
Congressional vote follows the declaration from the European Union Parliament in early February and comes ahead of the U.S. State Department’s March 17 deadline for announcing if it will issue an official declaration.
Knights of Columbus: US Must Call Islamic State’s Extermination of Christians What It Is
Catholic fraternal organization’s petition asks Secretary of State John Kerry ‘to declare that Christians, along with Yazidis and other minorities, are targets of ongoing genocide.’
European Parliament: ISIS Perpetrating Christian Genocide in Middle East
Such a declaration is significant because it calls for members of the United Nations Security Council to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court, which would officially investigate to see if genocide is taking place.
