{"id":71067,"date":"2026-02-20T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=71067"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:06:00","slug":"nigerian-iraqi-priests-tell-of-aiding-persecuted-christians-seen-in-photo-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/nigerian-iraqi-priests-tell-of-aiding-persecuted-christians-seen-in-photo-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerianische und irakische Priester berichten von der Hilfe f\u00fcr verfolgte Christen, die in einer Fotoausstellung zu sehen ist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A photo display of persecuted Christians in Iraq and Nigeria can be seen at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., until Feb. 8, 2026. \/ Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal\/CNA Washington, D.C., Dec 3, 2025 \/ 13:50 pm (CNA). A discussion featuring Father Atta Barkindo and Father Karam Shamasha breathed life into a photo exhibit featuring the \u201cforgotten faces\u201d of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and Iraq on Tuesday.The photo display can be seen at the Saint John Paul\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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A discussion featuring Father Atta Barkindo and Father Karam Shamasha breathed life into a photo exhibit featuring the \u201cforgotten faces\u201d of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and Iraq on Tuesday.The photo display can be seen at the Saint John Paul\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-71067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61023,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/english-priest-presents-our-lady-of-persecuted-christians-icon-to-iraqi-bishop\/","url_meta":{"origin":71067,"position":0},"title":"English priest presents Our Lady of Persecuted Christians icon to Iraqi bishop","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"September 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Benedictus Hanno receives the Our Lady of Persecuted Christians icon in Qaraqosh, Iraq, on Aug. 6, 2025, from Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org. \/ Credit: Father Benedict Kiely ACI MENA, Aug 19, 2025 \/ 14:03 pm (CNA). Marking the 11th anniversary of forced displacement of Christians in Iraq, Father Benedict Kiely presented an icon of Our Lady of Persecuted Christians to Bishop Benedictus Younan Hanno, Syriac Catholic archbishop of Mosul and its dependencies, on Aug. 6 in Qaraqosh, Iraq.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"English priest presents Our Lady of Persecuted Christians icon to Iraqi bishop","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/English-priest-presents-Our-Lady-of-Persecuted-Christians-icon-to-Iraqi-bishop.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/English-priest-presents-Our-Lady-of-Persecuted-Christians-icon-to-Iraqi-bishop.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/English-priest-presents-Our-Lady-of-Persecuted-Christians-icon-to-Iraqi-bishop.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/English-priest-presents-Our-Lady-of-Persecuted-Christians-icon-to-Iraqi-bishop.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":101731,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/st-john-paul-ii-retreat-house-to-open-in-nations-capital\/","url_meta":{"origin":71067,"position":1},"title":"St. John Paul II Retreat House to open in nation\u2019s capital","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juli 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A retreat house inspired by the life and ministry of St. John Paul II is set to open its doors next to the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C.Inspired by the retreats of Father Karol Wojty\u0142a \u2014 later Pope John Paul II \u2014 the St. John Paul II Retreat House will offer Catholic group retreats in a prayerful setting.The house, which is a pastoral initiative of the Knights of Columbus, will be unveiled and blessed on Aug.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"St. John Paul II Retreat House to open in nation\u2019s capital","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/St.-John-Paul-II-Retreat-House-to-open-in-nations-capital.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/St.-John-Paul-II-Retreat-House-to-open-in-nations-capital.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/St.-John-Paul-II-Retreat-House-to-open-in-nations-capital.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/St.-John-Paul-II-Retreat-House-to-open-in-nations-capital.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/St.-John-Paul-II-Retreat-House-to-open-in-nations-capital.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68292,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/trump-threatens-military-action-if-nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-christians\/","url_meta":{"origin":71067,"position":2},"title":"Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in August 2025. \/ Credit: Joey Sussman\/ Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2025 \/ 18:30 pm (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action against Nigeria if it fails to end Christian persecution.\u201cIf the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria and may very well go into that now-disgraced country, \u2018guns-a-blazing,\u2019 to completely wipe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5623,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/biden-administration-criticized-for-omitting-nigeria-from-religious-persecution-watchlist\/","url_meta":{"origin":71067,"position":3},"title":"Biden administration criticized for omitting Nigeria from religious persecution watchlist","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source A map of Nigeria. \/ Credit: SevenMaps\/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 28, 2024 \/ 18:50 pm (CNA). Religious freedom activists are criticizing the Biden State Department for continuing to leave Nigeria off its \"countries of particular concern\u201d (CPC) watchlist, despite the department\u2019s&nbsp;own&nbsp;report highlighting the violent persecution of Christians in the country.One expert said&nbsp;that Nigeria\u2019s&nbsp;exclusion reveals a \"troubling inconsistency\u201d in the State Department\u2019s policy toward religious freedom.The&nbsp;2023 Report on International Religious Freedom, released by the State Department on Wednesday,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719621182_nigeria-map-aug-2023.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719621182_nigeria-map-aug-2023.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719621182_nigeria-map-aug-2023.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719621182_nigeria-map-aug-2023.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68583,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/apostolic-nuncio-to-germany-cardinal-von-galen-should-be-canonized\/","url_meta":{"origin":71067,"position":4},"title":"Apostolic nuncio to Germany: Cardinal von Galen should be canonized","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Blessed Clemens August von Galen. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of M\u00fcnster\/Domkapitular Gustav Albers (CC BY 2.5) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). 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