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     Söodertalje, Sweden – AINA — The annual meeting of the Social Democratic party in the town of Söodertalje chose on March 28 Mr. Yilmaz Kerimo as the parties new leader. A longstanding member of the Swedish Social Democrats, Mr. Kerimo, has been elected into the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, …

Dear Secretary Clinton: USA – AINA — I recently received two responses from the Department of State to two different letters I had written regarding the plight ofIraq’s besieged ethno-religious minorities, specifically the ancient Christian community. Both of the letters were signed by the acting assistant secretary for Legislative Affairs. …

By Tatul Hakobyan Verin Dvin, Ararat Province, Armenia – Reporter — On April 1 Assyrians throughout the world celebrate the New Year. The Assyrians have been celebrating this holiday for centuries and continue to do so today. When the Euphrates and Tigris overflow, the mighty god Marduk fights and defeats …

By Genevieve Pollock ARBIL, Iraq – Zenit — A couple transplanted to Northern Iraq is rallying support for the Church in the region, which needs the worldwide community to aid its time of new hope and rebuilding. Hank and Diane McCormick speak on behalf of several bishops and priests in …

     Berlin – IHT — More than 100 Iraqi Christians in search of a safer life will arrive this week in Hannover, a spokesman for Germany’s Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The group of nearly 120 refugees will arrive Thursday, a day before the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of …

By Terry Mccarthy Northern Iraq – ABC — We first met Father Mofeed Toma in 2004, when he was abbot of the Christian monastery in the town of Al Qosh in the mountains of northern Iraq, near the Turkish border. That part of Iraq is controlled by the Kurdish authorities …

Kartmin, Turkey3/11/2009 Mor Gabriel, one of the world’s oldest functioning Orthodox Christian monasteries in Turkey for more than 1600 years, is in jeopardy of losing more than half its property. Turkish surveyors and Muslim villagers, armed with old maps and aerial photographs, are redrawing property boundaries owned by the monastery …

EWTN Staff Writer – 31-12-08   The President talks about important issues for Catholics: the life cause, the Papal visit to the US, the persecution of Christians in Iraq, the boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Check out the exclusive interview with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo. Q: Mr. President, this is the …