IDC News
In January IDC held the first chapter meetings in Los Angeles and San Diego.
The meeting in Los Angeles was hosted by Bishop Zaidan at our Lady of Lebanon Church (photo above.)
News From Around the World
New divisions arise between Christians in Nineveh Congressional group fights the ISIS persecution of non-Muslims Monks race to preserve and piece together Iraq’s Christian history
Commentary
Angelina Jolie left “speechless” by the suffering she witnessed during her last visit to refugee camps: urges West to support and aid the refugees of conflicts in Syria and surrounding regions.
Christians in the Mideast caught without safety supports, while Western Christians are “reluctant to acknowledge” the challenges they face Alan Cowell writes.
Sisi’s Christmas visit to Coptic Christians a hopeful gesture for the future of religious pluralism in Egypt, says Mark Movsesian.
Charitable Efforts
Young people deliberately targeted in Syrian car bomb attacks, Jesuit priest wonders where reaction is from rest of the world.
Ministry workers in Nigeria attacked by Boko Haram group
Children in Iraq receive winter coats as gifts from Samaritan’s Purse
Amid trying circumstances, parents in refugee camps seek out education for their children