Iraq’s Assyrians: 80 per cent have ‘disappeared’
Persecution of Christians is worse today "than at any time in history", a recent report by the organization Aid to the Church in Need revealed. Iraq happens to be "ground
Spokesman for the Sadrist Movement: Muqtada al-Sadr will pay a visit to the Vatican
Baghdad - Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr will set on a European tour responding to official invitations, including a visit to the Vatican and a meeting with Pope Francis. This
This priest preserves Iraqi culture found in historic manuscripts
ince 1750 many antique manuscripts had been kept in the library of the Dominican monastery in Mosul. They were moved from the monastery starting in 2007, amid the backdrop of
People returning ‘in huge numbers’ to Nineveh region
The evidence of Iraq’s shrinking Christian population was shown recently by the news of the Vatican ordering the closure of eight churches in Baghdad The Iraqi Ministry for Migration and
Chaldean Patriarch: “sadness and concern” for the issue of Iraqi Christians whom the US government wants to expel
Baghdad - The Chaldean Church closely follows, with sadness and concern, the developments in the judicial proceedings with which the United States of America is preparing to expel 114 Iraqis,
Three years on, Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako returns to Mosul districts taken back from jihadist militia
Mosul – Exactly three years since Mosul was taken by the so called IS Islamic state terror group (DAESH), Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako was able to return to
Niniveh: reconstruction increases Christian unity and communion, says nuncio to Iraq
In a letter to Patriarch Sako, Mgr Ortega Martín says that cooperation between Churches is a "strong show of communion” in the face of persecution and violence. The prelate notes
In Egypt the Pope has opened many doors. We hope that Muslims will also benefit from his support
Baghdad - "With the speeches and gestures of his trip to Egypt, Pope Francis has opened many doors: with Islam, with political authorities, among Christians. We hope that now Muslims
Organised crime seizing Christian assets in Baghdad, says Iraqi lawmaker
Yonadam Kanna warns that criminals are forging papers to get the courts to allow them to seize assets. The problem goes beyond houses, and touches land and businesses. The Christian
Christians in Baghdad Celebrate Christmas in Fear After Deadly Attack
Christians in Baghdad celebrated Christmas in fear due to a recent attack that left at least three people dead and four wounded. According to Reuters, a gunman opened fire on