First there was a coordinated effort to destroy 1.5 million Iraqi Christians. Then 2.5 million Syrian Christians. Now 120,000 Armenian Christians. The pattern of targeting MidEast Christians for genocide is clear. Next they will target Western Christians. Pray against this evil🙏🏼
A Coptic Christian woman, the sister of 2 priests, in Minya, Egypt was just kidnapped, raped, severally tortured & murdered by Islamists. During each regional crisis, Middle East Christians are always savagely targeted by Islamists. We pray for her family. May she rest in peace.
Armenia, the only Christian nation in the Middle East, may be invaded by Azerbaijan soon. This would be another attempt to destroy the indigenous Christian communities of the Middle East. Also, there are concerns that through the invasion a corridor may be created allowing
John Bolton states regime change in Venezuela is about the country’s oil. “It will make a big difference to the United States economically if we could have American oil companies invest in and produce the oil capabilities in Venezuela.”
Syrian Christians celebrating
#Christmas
in Khabab,
#Syria
. God bless Christians in Syria who have kept the faith strong in their indigenous lands after enduring years of genocide and war due to Western-funded terrorists.
Amazing news! The Saint Elia
#Maronite
#Catholic
Cathedral in
#Aleppo
,
#Syria
, which had been destroyed by jihadists, has been renovated. On Monday, it will reopen again. God bless all who contributed to the renovation & to helping Christianity survive in Syria.
Horrific! The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt announced that three of its Coptic Monks were murdered at the St. Mark’s Monastery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lord have mercy. May Their Memory be Eternal! ✝️
#Syria
is one of the last sanctuaries for Christians in Middle East, where Christians are equal citizens & freely worship. Also, Syria has 2nd largest population of Christians in Middle East. It is critical for the survival of Middle East Christians to stand by
#SyrianChristians
.
A priest is assaulted while walking down the streets of Washington DC by
#ANTIFA
terrorists. A Catholic man is beaten while praying the rosary at St. Louis statue in US by
#BLM
. If
@JoeBiden
wins US election, many fear these terrorist attacks will increase against Christians.
Today, is the International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians. Praying for the protection of persecuted Christians in Nigeria, Iraq, Pakistan, & around the world. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Aleppo had the largest population of Christians in Syria prior to 2011. It was overtaken by jihadists in 2016 & since been liberated.
#Christmas
celebrations in the ancient city of
#Aleppo
,
#Syria
, are a beautiful sight to see. Thank God, Al-Qaeda & ISIS jihadists were defeated.
@NUFC_OurClub
@POTUS
@VP
Yes, we are asking fellow Americans to please ask
@POTUS
@VP
to not attack Syria. Attacking Syria only emboldens terrorists who aim to destroy Christianity in Syria. These terrorists have crucified Syrian Christians, kidnapped nuns & bishops, & raped Christian women & girls.
So tragic! A 91-year-old Syriac Christian man has been murdered in Turabdin, SE Turkey. The elderly man was ambushed in front of his home & shot multiple times in the head. Syriac Christians are indigenous to SE Turkey but face threats by PKK to leave the area. Rest in peace!
Contrary to false reports, Syrian Christians are glad US forces will leave Syria as they want their country united. Also, Syrian Christians do not support the
#SDF
-
#YPG
Marxist separatist group. SDF-YPG has been persecuting Christians in Northeast Syria.
Our continued prayers and thoughts are with the victims and families of the over 100 dead and 150 injured due to the wedding tragedy in Northern Iraq. The dead and injured come from the
#Syriac
#Catholic
community of
#Qaraqosh
,
#Iraq
.🙏🏼
Kurdish-YPG knew the local indigenous Syrian Christian communities in Northeast Syria preferred the Syrian Government / Syrian Army control the area. YPG-SDF oppressed the Christians & selfishly refused the indigenous Christians' wishes re control; now forcing more war on them.
The attackers storming the US Embassy in
#Baghdad
,
#Iraq
, are not 'Iraqi protesters' as some in Western media are falsely reporting. They are Iranian-backed militias who are also responsible for killing 500+ Iraqi civilian protesters since October 2019.
The
#Christian
quarters of
#Jerusalem
are under threat by a foreign developer who is illegally trying to build a resort over ancient Christian sites in Holy Land. The developer uses threats, intimidation & violence to destroy Christian sites. This is alarming for Christianity.
Iraqi Christians who have returned to our ancient Christian towns in Nineveh Plains, Iraq, celebrate the Feast of the Cross with prayers in Aramaic, a bonfire, lit crosses, and fireworks. God bless them. Video by
@SufianJarbo
.
Great news! Dozens of manuscripts in the ancient
#Chaldean
and
#Syriac
languages have been discovered by Iraqi Security Forces. The manuscripts had been stolen by ISIS from Chaldean and Syriac Churches in
#Mosul
,
#Iraq
, in 2014.
Six years ago, ISIS had taken over the largest Christian town in
#Iraq
, the
#Syriac
#Catholic
town of
#Qaraqosh
. Now, the residents are rebuilding their lives & the children celebrate First Communion in a renovated church. God bless all! 🙏❤️(Photos credit:
@FraterniteIrak
)
#SyrianChristians
tell us that peace & calm are finally returning to them in
#Syria
, after facing jihadists for 7 years. Now, they are focused on rebuilding the Church; reduced by 50% since 2011. On this
#PentecostSunday
, we are thankful to God for delivering them from evil.
Syrian Christians have faced crucifixions, beheadings, church bombings for 8 years at the hands of ISIS, AlQaeda & other terrorists, because of their faith. But, little of this was mentioned in the West for years.
#SyrianChristians
: Witnesses to the Faith.
The largest indigenous Christian communities in the Middle East by country:
Iraq: Chaldean Christians
Turkey, Armenia, & Iran: Armenian Christians
Syria: Greek Orthodox Christians
Egypt: Coptic Christians
Lebanon: Maronite Christians
May these indigenous Christian
Who are Iraqi Christians? The majority (80%) are
#Chaldean
#Catholics
led by Chaldean Patriarch Sako. The other 20% are
#Syriacs
,
#Assyrians
,
#Armenians
&
#Arabs
. Due to genocide, Christians went from 1.5 million in Iraq in 2003 to 200,000 today. We keep our trust in God!🙏🏼
The
#Catholic
Cathedral of Our Lady in
#Aleppo
,
#Syria
, has been reconsecrated after jihadists damaged the Cathedral during the Syrian War. Beautiful to see
#SyrianChristians
rebuilding and preserving their ancient heritage.
A First Communion Mass for 400 children in the
#Syriac
#Christian
town of Baghdeda (
#Qaraqosh
),
#Iraq
. This was the largest Christian town in Iraq, pre-ISIS takeover in 2014. The Mass was led by Syriac Catholic Archbishop Youhanna Moshe. God bless all! 🙏❤️
#IraqiChristians
Please help save
#SyrianChristians
from Islamists attempts at using US military to destroy Christianity in Syria. Contact
@POTUS
@VP
to say no to war in Syria & no to destroying Syrian Christians (who are the legacy of St. Paul the Apostle).
White House/VP: +1-202-456-1111
#SyrianChristians
celebrate First Communion mass at St. George
#Syriac
Church in
#Aleppo
. Syrian Christians express their dismay at West & its Middle East allies talk of escalating the violence in
#Syria
, just as Syrian Christians finally have peace & the war may draw to an end.
President Trump is absolutely right. In last 300 years no other group has killed & displaced as many indigenous Middle East Christians as Kurds have. In the last 100 years alone, they have killed over 2.5 million indigenous
#Chaldean
,
#Syriac
,
#Assyrian
, &
#Armenian
Christians.
Neocon John Bolton was a key architect behind the catastrophic Iraq invasion, which also saw Iraq’s oil moved from an entirely state-run enterprise to American companies running the oil. The results have devastated the Iraqi People, not helped them.
Syrian Christians oppose US arming Kurdish-YPG in Syria, who will use the weapons to force Christians out. In Iraq, after foreign powers armed Kurdish nationalists, Kurds ethnically cleansed native Chaldean & Assyrian Christians from N. Iraq.
@POTUS
@VP
Syrian Christians oppose the Kurdish-YPG Marxist-terrorists who have been oppressing Christians for years in NEast Syria. The VP is doing Christians in Syria no favors here. He's actually making things worse for Syrian Christians by supporting negotiations with YPG terrorists.
Today, President Trump signed an executive order implementing a new range of sanctions against Turkey. To be very clear, President Trump called on the President of Turkey to stop the invasion, to enact an immediate cease fire & to begin negotiations with Kurdish forces in Syria.
We want to wish you and your families a very
#MerryChristmas
♰! The traditional Eastern Aramaic greetings are Hwela Maran (means the Lord is born) & Ethokhen Breekha (means Merry Christmas). Middle East Christians celebrated Christmas mass from Baghdad to Damascus to Beirut.🙏🏼
Thank you to
@EmeraldRobinson
for asking President Erdogan of Turkey about the fate of Christians in N. Syria. "Erdoğan: Turkey is exerting special effort for Chaldean Catholics, Syriacs, Arameans & Yazidis. Turkey has helped them pray in peace [by restoring damaged churches...."
Chaldean Church has been based in central Iraq since 37 AD. In 1259AD it was forced to move north after Genghis Khan invaded Baghdad but it later returned. Now, due to targeting by
@IraqiGovt
Chaldean Patriarch is forced to leave Baghdad to go north. Iraq must stop their attacks.
Migrants at the Turkey-Greece border, who want to get into the Christian West, destroy a Greek Orthodox Church in Greece, including burning the altar. This is a very concerning lack of respect for Christian churches, institutions, people, culture.
St. Tekla Church & monastery in ancient Christian town of
#Maaloula
,
#Syria
, were damaged when town was taken by AlNusra in 2013. St. Tekla was a disciple of St. Paul & hid there from Roman persecution 2,000 yrs ago. Jihadists tried to burn her tomb. All will be restored soon.🙏
Two years after Aleppo was freed from terrorists, beautiful to see Syrian children attending Catechism classes in peace at the Latin Parish of St. Francis in
#Aleppo
,
#Syria
.
In 2003 there were 1.5 million Christians in
#Iraq
, vast majority being
#ChaldeanChristians
.
#Chaldeans
were also forced out of our villages in Nineveh Plains by ISIS in 2014. This 2017 video describes our return post-ISIS. Our faith remains strong! 🙏
“Just finished a meeting w/Middle East Christian leaders & we adamantly oppose US military strikes in
#Syria
. Such strikes will unleash more jihadists upon the already targeted
#SyrianChristians
. We ask
@POTUS
@VP
to reconsider.” Zina Rose Kiryakos, President of
@iraqschristians
.
We have been warning about Kurdish-YPG Marxist-terrorists attacking
#SyrianChristians
in Northeast
#Syria
for a long time. See below from Oct 2018.
#MSM
have rebranded this terrorist group & manipulated some Americans into supporting YPG terrorists. Don't believe the propaganda!
Indigenous Syrian Christians are under attack by separatist Kurdish YPG terrorists in Northeast Syria. Kurds-YPG terrorists are arresting, beating, harassing Syrian Christians, & trying to cleanse the area of indigenous Christians. Please support & pray for Syrian Christians.
With this Cross formation
#Syriac
#Christians
in
#Damascus
,
#Syria
, send the message that they plan to stay in Syria & will not be forced out by terrorists. Syria contains many of the oldest Christian heritage sites in the world. God bless them for their strong faith & will.❤🙏
#Syria
has won the war & most of the country back (area in pink). US’s Mideast allies don’t want the war to end & are pushing for a war btwn US & Russia in Syria to keep US in the region for decades more. US will spend trillions. If
@POTUS
engages he is rejecting
#AmericaFirst
As the head of CIA you funded jihadists in Syria that were crucifying Syrian Christians in the public square. In addition to your role in the creation of ISIS & their genocide against indigenous Chaldeans, Assyrians, Yazidis in Iraq. You have no moral standing to question others.
Stop blaming others. Look in the mirror. Your inflammatory rhetoric, insults, lies, & encouragement of physical violence are disgraceful. Clean up your act....try to act Presidential. The American people deserve much better. BTW, your critics will not be intimidated into silence.
Iraqi Christians hold
#GoodFriday
masses thru-out Iraq, from Basra to Baghdad to Nineveh Plains. In Middle East Christian cultures everything else shuts down in the communities during the
#Easter
weekend, as all prepare and gather to celebrate the most important days of the year.
There are 20,000 terrorists taking refuge in
#Idlib
,
#Syria
. The terrorists just launched an attack on
#Christian
town of Mhardeh, Syria, & killed these
#SyrianChristians
. RIP 🙏The Idlib terrorists aim to destroy Syrian minorities & must be confronted. (Pics from:
@sahouraxo
)
Beautiful photos of ancient Christian town of
#Maaloula
,
#Syria
, where
#Aramaic
is still spoken, and St. Thekla’s monastery, which jihadists tried to burn down in 2013. The town and monastery survived terrorist attacks and still stands as an important Christian heritage site.❤️🙏
The explosion that occurred in the Christian quarters of
#Beirut
,
#Lebanon
, has devastated the local population. Little George, pictured here, was born during the explosion. He is a ray of hope among pain & despair! God bless Little George, his parents & the Lebanese people.
Syrian Christians in Northeast
#Syria
confirm they oppose the Kurdish-YPG militia & have been held hostage by YPG. Syrian Christians pray the YPG terrorists will finally be forced out & that the Syrian Army will take control of the area. Keep
#SyrianChristians
in your prayers.🙏
This is horrific. Jimmy Al-Daoud, a Chaldean Christian who lived in US since 6 months old and diabetic, was deported to Iraq by
@ICE
in June. In Iraq he was homeless and didn't know the language. He just died on the streets of Iraq. This is complicity in genocide.
This video is of Jimmy taken in Baghdad two weeks after his deportation. I’m sharing with permission from Jimmy’s lawyers. Jimmy has been in the US since he was 6mo old—he was born in a refugee camp in Greece to Iraqi Christian parents. RIP
#JimmyAldaoud
Majority of
#SyrianChristians
support President Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from Northeast
#Syria
.
"Syrian Christians Proclaim 'Trump is Right on Syria!' YPG-Kurds are responsible for escalation in the Northeast Syria."
Azerbaijan is threatening to start a war with
#Armenia
, the only majority
#Christian
nation in the Middle East. The assault against ancient Christianity continues; it started with Iraq in 2003, then moved to Syria in 2011.
#StandwithArmenia
! (Photo:
@SupportArmenia
)
Iraqi Christian leaders cancel
#Christmas
& New Year’s festivities in
#Iraq
due to
@IraqiPresidency
targeting the head of the Church in Iraq -
#Chaldean
#Catholic
Patriarch Sako. Please pray for Christians in Iraq who are under a lot of pressure & continue to suffer.🙏🏼
#SyrianChristians
continue returning to their villages in
#Syria
. Prior to the 2011 war aimed at turning Syria into a jihadist-haven, there were 2.2-2.5 million Christians living in Syria (10% of the population). God bless all!
Nikki Haley is detrimental for Iraqi & Syrian Christians as the US Ambassador to the UN. Over the last 2 years, she vigorously defended the jihadists in Syria rather than the Christians they were killing. Her resignation is a plus for Iraqi and Syrian Christians. Thank you Lord!
From 2015 in
#Homs
,
#Syria
, a
#SyrianChristian
couple married at St. George Orthodox Church; the war-damaged Church had no roof but Christians still held mass there. “My message...is that we must believe that the last word is not for the evil but for the good,” said Father Kamaz.
In honor of St. Francis of Assisi & in solidarity with
#SyrianChristians
Franciscan Monks from Italy joined a celebration mass at Latin Parish of St. Francis in
#Aleppo
,
#Syria
. Thankfully, Aleppo was taken back from the grips of jihadists & Christians can now worship in peace 🙏
Merry
#OrthodoxChristmas
to all Orthodox Christians who celebrate Christmas on January 6/7. We wish you a peaceful & joyous
#Christmas
, and continue to pray for all who worship under Christian persecution. 🙏🏼✝️🎄
Azerbaijan refused to allow food/meds to reach 120,000 Armenian Christians for 9 months, then begins military action & forces Armenians to flee their homes. Many Western politicians refused to speak against the genocide. Modern Judases willing to betray fellow Christians for💰.
Prayers for the family of these two Palestinian Christians - a mother and daughter - who were killed by snipers while taking refuge inside a Catholic Church compound in Gaza; 7 other Palestinian Christians in the Church compound were also shot and wounded. Lord have mercy! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Pictures of St. Elijah
#Maronite
Cathedral in
#Aleppo
,
#Syria
. Rebuilt after it was destroyed by Western & Saudi-backed terrorists in 2015. As the descendants of the Apostolic Churches, Middle East Christians are called to be resilient. ❤🙏
From the heartbreaking funeral of Michael Nnadi, the 18-year-old Catholic seminarian kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Nigeria simply for being a Christian. God rest his soul and may our martyr pray for us!
#NigerianChristians
🙏💔
Syrian Government announces it plans to rebuild the
#Armenian
Genocide Martyrs' Memorial Church in Deir ez-Zor,
#Syria
. It was dedicated to Armenian martyrs from 1915. In 2014, it was destroyed by ISIS terrorists. Here are before & after pics of the memorial church.
Since 1997, Northern Iraq has been used as a training site for AlQaeda (then ISIS terrorists) who were being trained to attack Saddam’s govt. One of the first victims of these terrorists was 71 year old Chaldean Nun Cecilia Hanna who was beheaded & repeatedly stabbed to death by
#Chaldeans
,
#Syriacs
, &
#Assyrians
are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia and speak its ancient, native language. They have lived in Mesopotamia for over 7,000+ years & were converted to Christianity by the Apostles in the 1st century AD. The natives prepare for
#Christmas
. 🙏
Powerful images of HH Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II leading
#Syriac
#Christians
in celebrating their first mass at the Virgin Mary Syriac Orthodox Church in
#DeirEzzor
,
#Syria
, after the area was liberated from terrorists.
Saint Mary
#Syriac
Orthodox Church in
#Homs
,
#Syria
. The church is built over an underground church dating back to 50AD. The Church was damaged by jihadists’ assault on the area in the Syrian War. But, has been repaired by the Syriac Church.
#SyrianChristians
#ChristianHeritage
Many Catholics no longer take Pope Francis
@Pontifex
seriously after he signed a document in favor with the devil. He is viewed as a heretic and apostate. After pushing heresy on Catholics, it is time for Francis to resign.
It has been 5 years since ISIS terrorists forced Christians (
#Chaldeans
,
#Syriacs
,
#Armenians
) to flee Mosul on July 19, 2014. Christianity still survives in Mesopotamia almost 2,000 years later. We will be back to Mosul!
Thank the Lord! Now that the Obama/Biden funded terrorists have been defeated in Syria,
#SyrianChristians
can enjoy celebrations and masses in peace in the ancient town of
#Maaloula
,
#Syria
. God bless them! 🙏❤️
Your actions
@HillaryClinton
in funding jihadists in Syria led to the consequence of 1.2-1.5 million Syrian Christians being murdered or forced to flee their homeland, including thousands of Christians suffering crucifixions or beheadings.
Actions have consequences, and whether we’re in Syria or not, the people who want to harm us are there & at war. Isolationism is weakness. Empowering ISIS is dangerous. Playing into Russia & Iran’s hands is foolish. This President is putting our national security at grave risk.
Great news! Pakistan’s Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of
#AsiaBibi
, the Christian woman imprisoned for 9 years on blasphemy charges. Hopefully, she & her family can get safe refuge out of Pakistan. God bless her & her family for all of the suffering they’ve endured.
A
#Christmas
tree lighting and parade in the Province of Hama,
#Syria
. God bless all of them for keeping their faith through the difficult years of war and genocide.
Tens of Millions of Americans support President Trump and view him as the best US President of our lifetime. We
@iraqschristians
want to thank President Trump for his service, especially for his efforts for persecuted Christians. God bless President Trump and his family.
This video is very disturbing. ANTIFA terrorists threaten Americans with the question, “Are you a Christian?” Many fear this will intensify & Christians will not be safe if Joe Biden is elected. To answer the terrorists: Yes, we are Christians!!!
Happy Feast of the Assumption of Mother Mary! Thankful to the Lord that mass continues to be held at the Virgin Mary
#Chaldean
#Catholic
Church in
#NinevehPlains
,
#Iraq
, after ISIS tried to destroy the church and it was restored.🙏
This is unfortunately not true. Majority of Christians in Northeast Syria oppose Kurdish-YPG in Syria and Kurdish autonomy has not been peaceful for Christians. Also, Kurdish authorities are threatening Christians in Northeast Syria to leave the area.
@tperkins
NE Syria is home to a diverse community of religious & ethnic groups: Kurds, Christians, Yazidis, Sunni Arabs, others. After the fall of ISIS, new & old challenges face the relatively free, Kurdish-led autonomous region.
#IRFMinisterial
#ReligiousFreedom
@tperkins
On September 14, Iraqi Christians celebrated the Feast of the Holy Cross in our ancient towns across Iraq. Celebrations included prayers in Aramaic, a bonfire, a procession with glorious crosses, & fireworks. Photos by Vector Hakim from Chaldean Catholic town of Teleskuf, Iraq.🙏
With the help of
@iraqschristians
’ donors we were able to provide persecuted Christian families living in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan & other areas of the Middle East with Christmas aid packages. Thank you to all of our donors. God bless you and your families.🙏🎄❤️