Christians in Iraq: Fight or Flight versus Love and Conviviality

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Rita Sawaya

This blog comes from Rita Sawaya, who was in Rome covering the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East last month. Fight or Flight Forced migration of Christians from the Middle East has now become the norm. It is now impossible for a growing number of Christians – who are now an even smaller minority […]

A Synod convoked to Restore Order in the Tower of Babel

Monday, November 1, 2010

Rita Sawaya

A Synod convoked to Restore Order in the Tower of Babel The Synod of Bishops for the Middle East was convoked to give hope not only to the Catholic Churches of the Middle East, but to all the peoples of the Middle East: Christians, Muslims and Jews. It is a unique historic opportunity to restore order in today's Tower of Babel.