Groundbreaking Movie, “FAITHKEEPERS,” Demands Action on Christian Persecution – Releases May 23 (Video) Published on May 21, 2017May 21, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Coming Soon Continue reading In the Middle East, the birthplace of Christianity, Christians and other minorities are being violently persecuted, driven out of their […]
Vicar of Baghdad Says Christianity In Iraq Is Finished Published on March 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading He is one of the world’s most prominent priests, but Canon Andrew White – known as the “Vicar of Baghdad” […]
Some Iraqi and Syrian Christians Don’t Want U.S. to Prioritize Christian Refugees Published on February 16, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading When President Donald Trump suggested recently the U.S. should prioritize persecuted Christian refugees, not all Christians in the Middle East […]
How Will U.S. Policy Under Trump Affect Middle East Christians In 2017? Published on January 11, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading “Most Americans, if you ask them, are quite supportive of federal aid, and they think it’s about 20 percent of […]
For Iraq’s Christians, Christmas Cheer Tinged With Despair Published on December 24, 2016December 24, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading The Nativity scene and Christmas tree are in place on the corner of the street. Some of the children proudly […]
Iraq’s Christians Turn to Militia for Protection Published on December 11, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading Two years ago, Mubarak Tuwaya fled when Islamic State militants made a triumphant charge through northern Iraq.
Words Are Not Enough – U.S. Must Support Iraqi Christian Survivors of Genocide With Action Published on December 6, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading Though it was never intentional, Christians in Iraq have suffered from U.S. action — and inaction — there, and the […]
Maryland Pastor Makes His Life Among Refugees Published on November 29, 2016November 30, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Comfortable in his Silver Spring home, the Rev. Eric So could not stop thinking about the plight of refugees — […]
ACN Report Names Top Seven Countries With Worst Records of Christian Persecution Published on November 26, 2016November 27, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading Iraq and Syria are among the top seven countries with the worst records of Christian persecution, according to a report […]
In Biblical Lands of Iraq, Christianity In Peril Published on November 22, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading Behnam Lalo crunches over jagged glass and tiptoes around a fallen altar, burned Bibles and a decapitated porcelain Virgin Mary. […]
Tears Shed as Iraqi Christians Return to ISIS-Destroyed Parish Published on November 14, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading There were gasps, followed by tears at a small church in northern Iraq as a group of Christians returned to […]
Persecuted Christians Push for Middle Eastern Homeland Published on September 15, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading Christians driven from their ancestral homelands and persecuted by Islamist terrorists are pressing for an autonomous region of their own […]
Conservative Churches Help Resettle Refugees Despite Opposition from Republican Leaders Published on September 13, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Despite pushback from Republicans, who have expressed concerns about admitting those from Syria and Iraq, religious groups continue to work […]
Christian Persecution In Iraq ‘Worse Than Under Saddam Hussein’ Published on July 5, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading A human rights group has warned that minorities in Iraq, including Christians, are facing a “catastrophic” reality with tens of […]
Persecuted Yazidis In Iraq Call for International Support Published on May 16, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading Yazidi campaigners are calling for world leaders to declare their treatment by Islamic State as genocide to escalate obligations for […]
The Iraqi Christian Militia Fighting ISIS Published on April 12, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading A group of Christians in Iraq have formed their own militia to protect people from the so-called Islamic State group. […]
Christians In Iraq: Should They Stay or Should They Go? Published on March 27, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading Christians are being butchered by Isis, yet the church’s leaders are encouraging congregations to stay. But is preserving Christian history […]
A Desperate Call for Help for Iraqi Yazidis Published on March 26, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading On Aug. 15, 2014, Islamic State fighters who had surrounded her small Iraqi town for days ordered Nadia Murad and […]