Iraqi - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 26 Jun 2017 05:44:06 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Iraqi - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Trumped: federal judge refuses to deport Chaldeans and other Iraqis https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/06/26/federal-judge-deport-chaldeans-iraqis/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:51:04 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=95597 A federal judge in the US has given 114 Chaldeans and other Iraqis facing deportation a stay of at least two more weeks. During that time he will find out whether his court has the jurisdiction to rule on such matters. The US Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested those waiting deportation on 11 Read more

Trumped: federal judge refuses to deport Chaldeans and other Iraqis... Read more]]> A federal judge in the US has given 114 Chaldeans and other Iraqis facing deportation a stay of at least two more weeks. During that time he will find out whether his court has the jurisdiction to rule on such matters.

The US Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested those waiting deportation on 11 June. Their arrests sparked protests as many of them are Christians and are likely to be persecuted when they get back to Iraq. Read more

Trumped: federal judge refuses to deport Chaldeans and other Iraqis]]> 95597 NZ cannot stand aloof from suffering in Middle East - Archbishop Dew https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/11/21/nz-cannot-stand-aloof-from-the-suffering-in-middle-east-archbisho-dew/ Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:00:50 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=65978

New Zealand cannot stand aloof from involvement in the Middle East when so many people are suffering and dying says Archbishop John Dew, President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference. He has written to Prime Minister John Key, offering the support of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops for the cautious and measured approach to making Read more

NZ cannot stand aloof from suffering in Middle East - Archbishop Dew... Read more]]> New Zealand cannot stand aloof from involvement in the Middle East when so many people are suffering and dying says Archbishop John Dew, President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference.

He has written to Prime Minister John Key, offering the support of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops for the cautious and measured approach to making decisions about New Zealand's involvement in the Middle East conflict.

"We are aware of the difficult challenge this situation presents for countries and world leaders, and we offer the Prime Minister our prayers as he makes further decisions about New Zealand's involvement," said Dew.

"We've also urged the New Zealand Government to use its seat on the Security Council of the United Nations to find a way to move beyond the impasse on Iraq and Syria, and which will allow actions to be carried out under the UN banner."

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference has also asked Key to be open to further humanitarian assistance for Syrian and Iraqi refugees.

"While our concern is not only for Catholics, Catholic Syrians and Iraqis in New Zealand speak to us regularly about their deep concern for the desperate situation faced by family members in Syria and Iraq or who have become refugees."

"These insights about the effects the actions of ISIS are having on ordinary people are deeply moving."

"We encourage Catholics to remain steadfast in their prayers for the people affected by the conflict and for the world's leaders - remaining hopeful that together we can bring lasting peace to the Middle East."

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