Former Christian Peacemaker hostage returns to Iraq

A Christian peace worker has returned to Iraq for the first time since he was freed from captivity four years ago. Harmeet Singh Sooden is part of a Christian Peacemaker Team delegation that has been travelling...

Pope wants Iran to give more freedom to Catholics

Pope Benedict XVI has called upon Iran to give greater freedom to Christians to practice their faith. Receiving Iran’s new ambassador to the Holy See at the Vatican on Thursday, the Pope described the country as a...

'Promising' development in case of Iranian women converts

Unlike previous judges, the new judge was reportedly sympathetic to the situation of Maryam Rustampoor, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh, 30, according to Elam Ministries, a group that supports churches in Iran. The two...

Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons, say Christian leaders

They warned in a letter to the US Congress this week that a nuclear-armed Iran would “almost certain[ly]” spark an arms race in the Middle East. The volatile country, one of the world’s leading state sponsors...

Williams calls on US and Iraq to protect Iranian exiles

"The continuing situation in Camp Ashraf, together with the fact that the 36 people taken from the camp in July have not been released, constitutes a humanitarian and human rights issue of real magnitude and urgency,"...

Christians ‘vital’ for Middle East peace

Nashat Filmon said in a visit to Bible Society in the UK that Israel and Palestine were both to blame for the recent war in Gaza. “War is a crime. Both parties are equally responsible for the recent war and the...