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February 12, 2015

Education a priority for church agencies aiding displaced Iraqis

Displaced Iraqi Yezidi children greet Catholic Relief Service workers and a delegation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led by Bishop Oscar Cantu during a visit to Shariah Collective, Iraq, Jan. 17.

SHARIAH COLLECTIVE, Iraq - Young children happily sing songs in Kurdish and Arabic, play interactive games, learn to count and how to read and write under a big colorful tent. Meanwhile, teens and pre-teens study more serious subjects.

Published in International
August 10, 2014

Coming together as ‘nun’

Sara Francis uses the Arabic letter “nun” as her social media profile picture in solidarity with persecuted Christians in the Middle East.

Suffering, violence and persecution have always been central to Christian experience. This is the religion that adopted the ultimate Roman instrument of torture, used to not only kill but humiliate its victims, as its central image.

Published in International