Category: Iraq
Plight of Iraqi Christians: Bishops highlight harsh situation of refugees from Isis persecuted for their faith
The international group of mainly Catholic bishops will use their journey around the region’s beleaguered Christian communities to draw world attention to the harsh conditions faced by Iraqi Christians who were driven from their homes by the Isis advance in the summer of 2014.
Bishops in solidarity visit to Iraq
Following the kidnapping and death of Archbishop Rahho, the Chairman of the International Affairs Department, Bishop Crispian Hollis, accompanied by Bishop William Kenney CP have recently returned from a solidarity visit to Iraq. Bishops’ Hollis and Kenney went to Erbil, Kirkuk, and Sulemaniyah at the invitation of the Chaldean bishops to share in the experiences…
Bishop of Portsmouth responds to upsurge in violence against Christians in Iraq
The Chairman of the Department of International Affairs at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, the Rt Rev Crispian Hollis, has issued a statement in response to the escalating violence directed at Christians in Iraq: “It is with great sadness and alarm that we have seen a marked rise in the violence directed…