Iraq makes Christmas a holiday
The Iraqi government has designated Christmas Day as a public holiday, encouraging the 300,000 Christians left in the 95 per cent Muslim country. On 25 December, the Iraqi government tweeted:…
Kidnapped girl found
Another fresh start for an uncertain Christina on her way home to Dohuk
“Time to engage with the bad guys” says Vicar of Baghdad
Canon Andrew White, St George’s Church of England Foundation School, Broadstairs, Kent, 4 June. Report by Iris Watson The strong reputation of Iraq based, wheelchair-bound, Canon Andrew White (the ‘Vicar…
TEXT SAVES CHRISTIANS FROM ISIS
A group of Christian girls has been rescued from Isis after they texted their local priest. Under the headline of ‘Divine intervention’, the Sunday Express reported that seven girls had…
Gasps and tears at a church ruined by Isis
There were gasps, followed by tears at a small church in northern Iraq as a group of Christians returned to their parish Sunday November 13 to find that everything had…
Persecution Watch: 100 MILLION CHRISTIANS UNDER PERSECUTION
Homes, shops and churches destroyed in Lahore, Pakistan, as police look on. © persecutedchurchnews.blogspot.co.uk 3,000 more killed than in 2015 – and that doesn’t even include North Korea, Syria and…