Lebanese Saints

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(AINA) — Probably there is no coincidence. It was just two weeks ago, on October 24th, the special synod for the Middle East ended in Rome in an attempt to shed some light on the precarious situation of the Christians in the region (AINA 10-19-2010). For [...]

In Mosul the church of St. George and the church of St. Thomas were bombed, killing three people. The church of St. Thomas is 1200 years old.

The Al Gahera (Our Lady of Purity) Syrian Orthodox Church in Mosul’s city center was bombed and significantly damaged. 4 persons were killed and 40 injured.
The Al Beshara (Annunciation) Syrian Catholic Church in Mosul was bombed at 10:30. The bomb caused a minor explosion and damaged the wall, but nobody was hurt.

In the western Jadida (New Mosul) district, the Church of St Ephrem and the St Theresa Convent of Dominican Nuns were bombed and heavily damaged. No casualties were reported.

Seven churches were bombed in Baghdad, killing 4 and injuring 18. The churches are:

1. The Church of St Mary in Sharaa Philistine, were four were killed
2. The Church of Saint George in the district at Madidi
3. The St. Joseph Church in Nafak, western Baghdad
4. The Church of the Sacred Heart
5. The church of St Peter [...]

Two churches were bombed in central and northern Kirkuk; three people were wounded.

In Mosul:

* Chaldean Church of Saint paul
* Nunnery of Dominican Sisters
* Orphanage of the Chaldean Sisters

In Baghdad:

* Rum Orthodox Church (where the guard was injured)
* Mar Ghorghis chaldean church in Ghadir area
* Saint Paul Chaldean church in Zafaraniya area where, according to Mgr. Warduni, the carbomb was discovered before its explosion and defused.
* Chladean sisters [...]

St. Jacob Church, near the Asia Neighborhood (Hay Asya) in Dora, was attacked and the Christian guards killed, the church was looted and will be turned into a mosque. St. John the Baptist Church near the Hay Al-Athoriyeen (Assyrian quarter) was also looted.

Shiites occupied the Angel Raphael Convent, belonging to the Chaldean Sisters of the Scared Heart, in Dora, Baghdad and turned it into a base for military operations.

St. George Assyrian Church in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad was firebombed.