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  • December 27, 2014
    Prince Charles and solidarity with Christians in the Middle East

    This year Prince Charles visited the Armenian Orthodox, Chaldean Catholic, Coptic Orthodox and Syrian Orthodox Churches during the course of 2014. In the case of the Syriac Church, he visited them twice in one short year. Ekklesia associate and Middle East analyst Dr Harry Hagopian assesses the significance of these acts of concern and solidarity.

  • April 10, 2014
    Are Christians being persecuted in the Middle East?

    The Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land and the Justice and Peace Committee issued a statement about the persecution of Christians in the Middle East. It is a highly significant document in the light of recent media attention to these issues, and repeated statements from Baroness Warsi and others. There are serious issues at stake here, but it is important that they are understood properly and in context so that the appropriate solidarity for all oppressed groups can be expressed.

  • December 25, 2013
    Christians killed in Iraq bomb attacks on Christmas Day

    Two bombs have killed at least 35 people in Christian areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Christmas Day.

  • December 25, 2013
    Church leaders stress justice at the heart of Christmas message

    The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster have focused on justice at home and abroad in Christmas sermons.

  • September 25, 2013
    Horror and sorrow at murderous attacks on Pakistani Christians

    Human rights activists, churches, faith groups and many others have expressed revulsion and dismay at murderous attacks on Pakistani Christians.

  • August 29, 2013
    Christians in Syria concerned about military action, says agency

    Open Doors, a charity set up to support Christians facing persecution throughout the world, recently presented a report to Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt at a Parliamentary meeting highlighting the particular vulnerability and targeting of the Christian minority communities within the wider Syria crisis.

  • August 16, 2013
    Vicious attacks escalate on Egypt's Christian minorities

    Concern is increasing over the plight of Egypt's Christians and other minorities, as church burnings, hate speech and killings continue.

  • March 13, 2013
    Solidarity expressed with Christians after attacks in Pakistan

    The head of the World Council of Churches has strongly condemned attacks on Christians in Badami Bagh, Lahore, on Saturday 10 March.

  • January 13, 2013
    Fear and hope for indigenous Christians in the Middle East and North Africa

    Christians and other small communities in the Middle East and North Africa face an uncertain and sometimes dangerous situation in which fear is understandable, acknowledges Dr Harry Hagopian. But there is still good reason to resist being overly gripped by insularity and despair, to question the agenda of hierarchs, and to try to respond positively to the grassroots change that will continue to sweep the region over the coming year and beyond.

  • July 11, 2012
    Faith leaders in Kenya unite to condemn attacks on churches

    Faith leaders in Kenya have united to condemn attacks on two churches in the northeastern town of Garissa that left 17 people dead and 66 injured.