In Rome, the pope and the catholicos of the Assyrian Church of the East hold an historic meeting, following in the footsteps ...

A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army vehicle killed three soldiers in northern Iraq on Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Pope Francis has added Saint Isaac the Syrian (640-700) to the list of saints celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church. Born ...

He was a three-time Purple Heart recipient, Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipient, and Iraq veteran. Since tragedy struck ...

All Christianity is oriental in origin. St Peter himself spoke Aramaic. Most old churches in the Middle East have been brought close to ruin by wars, and none has suffered more than the Assyrian ...

Israel intensified its assault on Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut and southern Lebanon on Saturday, launching a series ...

Through three election cycles in Catholicism – conclaves that brought John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis to the papacy – ...

Pope Francis meets Mar Awa III, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian ... Assyrians, members of an ethnic group traditionally ...

Responding to the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq following the expansion of ISIS forces to the plain of Nineveh, Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Fernando Filoni as his ...

During his upcoming trip to Iraq, Pope Francis will meet with the Shia Muslim leader Ali al-Sistani, a man in his 90s who many international analysts consider a decisive player in the region since the ...

In a speech, the pope said that the Christian exodus in Iraq and the Middle East “does an incalculable harm” to the communities they leave behind, stressing that “fraternity is more durable than ...

Martinelli said he sees Pope Francis’ teachings and actions on interfaith ... ACI MENA is an Arabic-language news service headquartered in Erbil, Iraq launched by EWTN Global Catholic Network.