Church of Antioch Patriarch: ‘Without Christians in the Middle East, There Is No Middle East’

The leader of the ancient Antioch Christian church in the Middle East said on Tuesday that Christians are essential for a lasting peace in the region. “We cannot ignore the fact that, without the Christians in the Middle East, there is no Middle East,” His Beatitude John X said during a press conference in Washington, DC, held as part of the In Defense of Christians’ (IDC) annual summit. -- More...