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August 2, 2017

Knights of Columbus to send $2.5 million to restore Christian town in Iraq

The mostly Christian village of Kramlesh, Iraq seen here in 2006, was recently liberated by Iraqi forces after two years of occupation by the Islamic State. The Knights of Columbus announced during its annual Supreme Convention Aug. 1-3 that it will raise $2 million to help families return home.

WASHINGTON – In 2014, the Islamic State removed hundreds of families of religious minorities from their homes in Karamdes, a mostly Christian town on the Ninevah Plain in Iraq. Just over two years later, the town, also known as Karemlash, was liberated.

Published in International
April 24, 2016

Dominican nuns keep hope alive among displaced in northern Iraq

Dominican Sister Lemia Atala instructs students at the Al Bishara School in Ankawa, Iraq, April 7. The Islamic State group displaced the students and the Dominican Sisters in 2014.

IRBIL, Iraq – When the Islamic State group rolled across Iraq's Ninevah Plain in 2014, tens of thousands of Christians fled for their lives to Kurdish-controlled areas of the country. They still wait in limbo in crowded camps, facing an undefined future. The only certainty they enjoy is knowing that whatever happens to them, a group of Dominican nuns will be at their side.

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