Desert News: Tensions with Iran have calmed, but all religious sites remain at risk

EWTN News Nightly White House Chief Correspondent Lauren Ashburn interviews IDC Executive Director Philippe Nassif in lights of the terrorist attack on the Coptic church in Egypt. “The first issue that we have in the…

White House Chief Correspondent Lauren Ashburn interviews IDC Executive Director Philippe Nassif to discuss the latest situation of Christians in recently ISIS liberated areas around Mosul, Iraq. TweetShareShare

Bishop Gregory John Mansour, a Maronite bishop with experience in Middle East issues, will be the next chairman of Catholic Relief Services, the foreign aid arm of the U.S. bishops. The bishop is on the boards…

The world has grown too small for us to imagine that we may ignore what happens in Egypt or Iraq or Pakistan. These are not merely humanitarian issues; they are national security issues. The threat…

“The Trump administration wasted little time in quelling fears of American isolationism last week when it announced its support for the creation of safe zones in Syria. Immediately (and predictably), the Russian government expressed concerns,…

“The Lebanese military, financially backed by the United States, is regularly engaged in conflict with the Islamic State along Lebanon’s border with Syria. It’s also had to contend with issues arising from refugee camps, where…