The Knights of Columbus have begun a nationwide television and digital ad campaign to spread awareness of the situation of Christians in the Middle East and raise funds on their behalf.
Attacks by Islamic State have caused Christians in Iraq and other targeted groups in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria to flee their homes, escaping both destruction and lack of safety.
The Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Irbil and other private entities are working to provide displaced Christians with necessary means of survival, but a lack of funds prevents them from supplying refugees with all that they need to remain in Iraq and other areas. Without means of survival, Christians are forced to leave the country, putting the numbers of Christians in the Middle East at unsustainable levels.
