Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq was the first of its kind in papal history. The remaining Christians in Iraq long anticipated his visit, including to an Assyrian city just 23 miles (37 kilometers) east of Mosul.
Evon SworeshoMarch 11, 2021
For those of us who care about the affairs of state, giving credit where it’s due is just as important as calling out mistakes and missteps.
Alan DowdDecember 18, 2020
On November 10, Al Jazeera posted a breathtaking headline: “ISIS-linked attackers behead 50 people in northern Mozambique.” The subhead was equally horrifying: “Witnesses say the assailants herded victims onto a football pitch in the village of Muatide where the killings were carried out.”
Lela GilbertNovember 16, 2020
The rhetoric about the so-called “War on Terror” has led us down the wrong path for 20 years. Terrorism is…
Nadine Maenza & Brandon H. WheelerJanuary 3, 2020
For his countless acts of callousness and injustice, Baghdadi deserved to die, and I can be thankful that the world is spared from his terror without sacrificing my Christianity to say as much.
Andrew T. WalkerOctober 28, 2019
Several Christian pacifists have warned against celebrating the death of ISIS terror chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who blew up himself…
Mark TooleyOctober 28, 2019
Managing Editor Drew Griffin interviews Faysal Itani of the Atlantic Council on the US withdrawal from Syria, the identity of…
Faysal ItaniOctober 21, 2019
The best response to President Erdogan’s aggression in Syria is to recognize Turkey’s century-old genocide of Christians and help the…
Robert NicholsonOctober 21, 2019
Though Syria still struggles with violence and fighting, the Islamic State’s territorial holdings have been almost completely eradicated. But while ISIS may no longer have physical control in the country, it has left young militants and a dangerous, extremist ideology.
Abigail LiebingJuly 2, 2019