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'They are worse than animals' - ISIS targets children with bombs in toys Watch

Image of ISIS uses children's toys to detonate explosives (Premiere Props).

ISIS has been planting explosives in teddy bears, baby dolls and other toys in the group's latest attempt to fight back. LOS ANGELES, CA ... continue reading


FINALLY FREE FROM ISIS: Christians celebrate first Mass in two years within church's charred remains Watch

Image of Christian citizens and troops entered the damaged Church to practice Mass (Reuters).

In a moving ceremony, Christians gathered together in a Catholic church burned and vandalized by ISIS soldiers. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic ... continue reading



Sudanese archbishop asks for help to end child soldiers Watch

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Archbishop Paulino Luduku Loro of Jubo, South Sudan has said that when it comes to the dramatic and widespread phenomena of child soldiers ... continue reading


ISIS dogs kill over 200 people and abduct over 8,000 families as it hides deeper in Mosul Watch

Image of Desperate ISIS fighters resort to using citizens as leverage.

In their desperate struggle to survive, ISIS fighters have killed 232 people and taken thousands hostage and use them as human shields as ... continue reading


Pleading the cause of Middle East Christians Watch

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The Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church of Antioch, Ignatius Joseph III Younan, recently addressed the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic ... continue reading


'There are no words to express how we feel' - Christians anticipate returning to their homes after ISIS is driven out Watch

Image of Myriam is joyful to be returning home (World Watch Monitor).

Myriam, the little girl who forgave ISIS its atrocities years ago, is ready to return to the home US-backed Iraqi forces have nearly ... continue reading



The Church of Transfiguration robbed! Thieves remain on the loose Watch

Image of The Church of Transfiguration on Mount Tabor was robbed.

Suspected burglars' desecration of the Church of the Transfiguration has prompted outcry from leading Christians in the Holy Land. ... continue reading


Horror as ISIS kills 250 Christian children by KNEADING them to death in bread machine Watch

Image of According to one woman, ISIS allegedly baked six men to death and killed 250 children in a dough machine. Many others were thrown from a balcony and some shot. ISIS routinely practices horrific killings to discourage resistance.

"Whoever denies me before men, I will also deny them before heaven" -Last words of George Assaf before he was murdered by ISIS for the ... continue reading


'They say ours is a religion of forgiveness, but I will never forgive them' - Iraqi Christians talk about ISIS cruelty Watch

Image of Iraqi forces work to liberate Mosul from ISIS (Reuters).

Keep watch on yourselves! 'If your brother does something wrong, rebuke him and, if he is sorry, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven ... continue reading


Hate crime at The Church of the Transfiguration? Bishops speak out Watch

Image of The Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor was robbed.

A church sitting on the site believed to be the exact spot of Christ's transfiguration has been vandalized. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic ... continue reading


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