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California suit pursues banks in defense of Iraqi and Syrian Christians

California suit pursues banks in defense of Iraqi and Syrian Christians

The following comes from a June 14 release for the Courthouse News Service. A California nonprofit wants two Middle Eastern banks and a Kuwaiti sheikh to pay damages for claims they funded

Your apathy is hurting ISIS victims

Your apathy is hurting ISIS victims

The following comes from a December 8 Catholic News Agency article by Matt Hadro: Christians in the U.S. must stop their apathy to the bloody persecution of religious minorities in Iraq and

Breathing easier in El Cajon

Breathing easier in El Cajon

The following comes from a Jan. 8 story on Channel 10 News, San Diego. In a landmark decision, Pope Francis has ruled that a priest who is part of the San Diego Iraqi

Calif. Chaldeans fight Islamist recruiting

Calif. Chaldeans fight Islamist recruiting

The following comes from a Nov. 15 story in the Sacramento Bee. ….An estimated 70,000 Iraqis, mostly Chaldean Catholics, live in the San Diego region, the second-largest Iraqi population in the nation, after

Chaldean patriarch calls West Coast priests back to Iraq

Chaldean patriarch calls West Coast priests back to Iraq

The following comes from an Oct. 23 story aired on KPBS (San Diego). ….Just 14 priests serve the tens of thousands of Chaldean Catholics who have emigrated from Iraq to the Western United

Pro-abortion Juan Vargas lobbies for Chaldean Catholics

Pro-abortion Juan Vargas lobbies for Chaldean Catholics

The following comes from a Sept. 22 story on KPCC, a public radio station in Southern California. There are more than half a million Christians in Iraq today — two thirds of them

My heart is bleeding

My heart is bleeding

On Saturday, August 2, more than 2,000 Christians gathered in San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza. The rally was one part of the worldwide day of protest to call attention to the

“Ticking bomb”

“Ticking bomb”

US Archbishop for Military Services says invasion of Iraq led to decrease in Christian population

By David Kerr

Rome (CNA) — U.S. military Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio says the collapse of Iraq’s Christian population is among the legacies of America’s invasion

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