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Iraqi and U.S. army members look over a bridge damaged by a vehicle-borne IED in Mosul, Iraq, March 22, 2008.

Cautious optimism as US troops help to retake Mosul from ISIS

Jul 12, 2016

By Matt Hadro

As the United States sends more troops to Iraq to help retake Mosul from the Islamic State, Catholics can view... Read more

Internally displaced Christians at a refugee center in Dawodiya, Iraq, April 10, 2016.

UK should act against IS genocide after parliament vote, bishop urges

Apr 22, 2016

As the British government considers measures to name the Islamic State’s persecution of Christians and other religious minorities as genocide,... Read more

Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart surveys damage from an attack on Christians in Aleppo, Syria, May 2015.

A plea to the US Secretary of State: Recognize anti-Christian genocide

Feb 25, 2016

The U.S. must not ignore the Islamic State’s genocide of Christians. That is the position of a petition drive and... Read more