The brutal murders of twenty-one Coptic Christians by the so-called Islamic State in Libya are grim reminders of the reality of religious persecution in the Middle East.
In a Joint Declaration, His Holiness Pope Francis and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed their common concern.
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Iraqis, including Christians, Yezidis and Muslims, have fled the terror of the “Islamic State” and their homes. They arrive often with only the clothes on their backs. We urge our government to provide both protection and more humanitarian assistance. Attacks on religious and ethnic minorities are attacks on the health of an entire society. Violence may begin against minorities, but it often does not end there. The rights of all Syrians, Iraqis, Libya
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