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World Watch: Updates on the Global Church

By CWNews

CWNews.com – Christian World News brings you updates on the church around the globe in our World Watch segment.

Iraq Christians Flee Persecution

CWNNews.com - In Iraq, nearly half of that country's Christians may have fled the country because of persecution from radical Muslims.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says that the Iraqi Christian community should be protected or resettled.

Christians make up about just three-percent of Iraq’s 26-million people.

Many churches are now almost empty, as the faithful have fled or are afraid to attend services.

Some Islamic insurgents call Christians "Crusaders."

King Herod’s Tomb Discovered?

CWNNews.com - Hebrew University says one of its professors has found the tomb of Herod the great, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem.

Professor E-Hud Netzer found the tomb after working 35 years at the site called Herodium.

It is the location of Herod's fortified palace compound.

Herod was made the king of the Jews by the Roman senate in 37 B.C.

He built the wall around the old city of Jerusalem during the time of the second Jewish temple. It is the one that can still be seen today.

The king also built massive construction projects through out the country.

Mercy Ships Hospital Sails to Africa

CWNNews.com - The world's largest charity hospital ship, the "Africa Mercy" began its maiden voyage this week.

The ship bid bon voyage to Rotterdam, Holland on Thursday.

The converted ferry is on its way to the war-torn country of Liberia in West Africa.

The ship is the fourth ship to be operated by the ministry Mercy Ships.

Hundreds of patients there have already been scheduled for life-transforming surgeries aboard the "Africa Mercy."

A television documentary on the Mercy Ships is slated to air towards the end of this year.