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Iraq: Hell has broken out here and nobody cares

The Vicar of Baghdad, the Revd Canon Andrew White, has issued an impassioned plea for prayer and support

31 July 2014

Vicar of Baghdad: "They just go around and shoot the odd person dead."

Vicar of Baghdad' Canon Andrew White has warned that Christianity in Iraq could be close to extinction.

28 July 2014

'They are savages,' say Christians forced to flee Mosul by Isis

Hundreds have found shelter in areas between Mosul and Irbil that are controlled by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters

25 July 2014

Bishop Mouneer: World not doing enough for Iraqis

[Updated] "The suffering, persecution and displacement of Iraqi Christians, especially in the Mosul area, is a disgrace to the international community"

25 July 2014

Iraq's minorities under fire

 “The sound of the shelling was terrifying" - Janda, one of an estimated 10,000 Christians who fled the Nineveh Plainto Erbil to escape ISIS militants

11 July 2014

Urgent prayer, help needed for Iraq's Christians

In the wake of the growing crisis in Iraq, a plea for prayer and help has been issued by the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf and the Anglican vicar of St George’s Church in Baghdad. 

13 June 2014

Car bomb near Iraq church kills at least 17

Car bomb near Iraq church kills at least 17

A car bomb targeted a church in the Iraqi capital Wednesday as worshippers left after Christmas Mass, killing at least 17 people.

25 December 2013

Prayers for St George’s Baghdad and for Iraq

The staff and community of St George’s Church in the heart of Baghdad have long been in the midst of some of the worst sectarian violence and terrorism in the Middle East.

10 October 2013

The 'almost unremarked' tragedy of Christians persecuted in the Middle East

For 15 years Canon Andrew White has led Iraq’s only Anglican church, in an increasingly menacing period for Christians across the Middle East.

27 August 2013

Anglican Priest Given Prestigious Religious Freedom Award

Anglican Priest Given Prestigious Religious Freedom Award

The affectionately named “Vicar of Baghdad”, Canon Andrew White, has been named as this year’s recipient of the prestigious International First Freedom Award for his extraordinary commitment to peace-keeping and religious freedom in Iraq.

27 June 2011