by Sean Reilly | Jul 17, 2008
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe has admitted that a Red Cross symbol was worn by a member of the military rescue mission that freed 15 hostages including Ingrid Betancourt from Farc rebels recently. Mr Uribe expressed ‘regret’ over the incident, which...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 9, 2008
Church leaders in Britain, including Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, have continued to make private and public appeals for the release of Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahno, who was kidnapped recently in Baghdad. The Pope has also joined global appeals...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 12, 2007
Christians are fleeing Iraq and Christianity risks disappearing from the country, says a senior Baghdad archbishop, reiterating appeals made recently to Western churches to intercede with their governments about the plight of the Iraqis. “We do have the courage...