By Peter Smith
(AP) -- A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald Trump's lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller religious groups, far from the mainstream.
By Lesa Scholl
The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne has joined calls for the 1915--1923 Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides to be recognised by the state government. More than 3 million Armenian, Assyrian/Syriac and Greek Orthodox Christians suffered from the systematic mass murder, expulsion and forced conversion beginning on 24 April 1915.
By Christopher Howse
Forget the political appointments of Donald Trump and the scandals in the Church of England. To me the most remarkable event of the week -- the most consequential, as people now like to say -- was the addition of St Isaac of Nineveh to the Roman Martyrology. This is to do with life and death, belief and salvation. Of course, St Isaac is obscure to us.
Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha on Saturday urged people originally from the disputed province to return to their Kirkuk homes for the national census later this week. "I call on the people, the families, who are not in Kirkuk, to start returning to their own city, be among your household, be among your relatives.
By Eden Barash
The Chaldean American Student Association, CASA at the University of Detroit Mercy, is a non-profit student organization committed to promoting a positive representation of the Chaldean community on campus. With about 100 members, CASA serves as both an educational and social outlet that encourages students to connect with their roots while promoting understanding.
By Lauren McCarty
Two University of Dayton students created a digital exhibit about notable 20th century Assyrian women this summer for the Syriac Heritage Museum in Iraq. The exhibit by Charlotte Capuano and Erin Pinto led one of the featured women's families to share previously unseen photos and documents with the museum for digitization.