Not long ago, I wrote about the growing danger facing Coptic Christians in Egypt and reported about an attack earlier this month that claimed the lives of more than two dozen Christians in that country. As I reported earlier, not only did the government fail to defend the Coptic Christians, which account for 10% of…

As you know, we have been working on an international case involving life and death – the case of Youcef Nadarkhani – a Christian pastor in Iran who faces the death penalty because of his faith. In recent weeks, there have been many confusing reports promoted by Iran on Pastor Youcef’s conviction and death sentence.…

One of the world’s most ruthless and barbaric dictators is dead. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, who has been on the run for many months, was killed during an attack on Qaddafi’s convoy. His death marks the end of his 42-year reign – a dictatorship that focused on the repression and murder of thousands of Libyans…

It has taken a decade, but there’s finally an agreement in place to permit the reconstruction of a landmark church at Ground Zero in New York City. St. Nicholas Church, founded by Greek immigrants in 1916, was destroyed in the attacks of 9/11. It appeared an agreement had been hammered out in 2008 to permit…

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