Articles by ACI MENA
Another Byzantine-era church in Turkey to revert to mosque
Feb 13, 2024 / 11:00 amAfter serving as a museum for more than 79 years, the Turkish government is proceeding with plans to make the Church of the Holy Savior in Istanbul a mosque.
Ecumenical musical event in Beirut kicks off Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Jan 22, 2024 / 17:30 pmIn the heart of Lebanon’s capital, Christian leaders gathered with a 400-person ecumenical choir to lift their voices in prayer.
Remembering the night the ‘city of Christians’ fell to ISIS in Iraq
Aug 6, 2023 / 14:20 pmAug. 6 marks the ninth anniversary of the fall of Qaraqosh, a city that was almost entirely Catholic and where the pope visited in 2021.
Christians arrested in Libya on charges of preaching and apostasy from Islam
Apr 18, 2023 / 08:23 amLast week Libya’s Internal Security Agency launched a campaign to arrest Libyan citizens and foreigners accused of apostasy from Islam and preaching Christianity.
This Santa rides a camel around Jerusalem every year. Here’s why
Dec 23, 2022 / 10:00 amEvery year on the feast of St. Nicholas, Issa Anis Kassisieh dons a red suit, black boots, and a thick white beard.
Iraqi government must support Christians, Chaldean Catholic patriarch says
Dec 2, 2022 / 11:45 amChaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako warned that if the government doesn’t change its policies it could spell the end of Christianity in Iraq.