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Primate calls for prayers as Canada joins Iraq mission

As Canada troops prepare for deployment to Iraq, Abp Fred Hiltz today urged Anglicans to pray for the people of Syria and Iraq, and the Canadian Armed Forces and their families

13 October 2014

Despite IS threat, Baghdad Christians are still seeking baptism

Christians in Baghdad are still asking to be baptised despite the threat of execution by the radical Islamist group Islamic State*

01 October 2014

Archbishop calls for increased refugee intake

The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking for Australia’s humanitarian intake to be lifted to 20,000.

15 September 2014

Humanitarian need and loss punctuate crisis in northern Iraq

Even as hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant attacks find refuge in the towns of the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq

09 September 2014

Churches ask Human Rights Council to support religious minority communities in Iraq

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to mandate an urgent mission and joint report

03 September 2014

"Take a lead, prevent more Iraq slaughter" - Abp of York to UK government

During his week of prayer and fasting for peace, the Archbishop of York has challenged the UK Government to act following a massacre in Mosul.

26 August 2014

ANZP Archbishops' call to prayer for Iraq

The Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia have urged Anglicans in their province to pray this Sunday for Iraq

21 August 2014

Church of England responds to Iraq crisis

The Church of England is calling on its members to pray, act and give to those suffering in Iraq under the actions of ISIS.

20 August 2014

Archbishops of Canterbury and Australia joint statement on Iraq

Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop Philip Freier made a joint statement on the crisis in northern Iraq during press conference in Melbourne, Australia yesterday. 

15 August 2014

Iraq - and how you can help

Archdeacon Bill Schwartz visited Erbil to find that Iraqis need help, not only to survive, but also to stay in their country.

13 August 2014