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
If Trends Hold, There May Be More Syriac Christians in US and Mexico Than in Iraq
To catch a glimpse of just how ancient—and strong–our Christian faith truly is, take a drive up the Jersey turnpike. Say what? How cool would it be to walk into
For the Chaldean patriarch, without homes and jobs, a new Islamic State remains a danger in Iraq
Rome – The danger of an even scarier Islamic State hangs over Iraq’s future. If people "remain homeless and without jobs", this situation "will become fertile ground for new extremism;”
Iraqi patriarch: ‘Pope Francis told us he’s ready to go to Iraq’
These are the Chaldean bishops of Iraq and Syria who have suffered the effects of persecution, war and misery alongside their people. On Wednesday, February 7, they met in Rome
Christmas Returns to Northern Iraq
[EAST MOSUL, IRAQ] Just one year ago Mosul was the seat of the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate in Iraq. With 1.8 million people under siege, December was a time when
Time is due for an Assyrian regional government in Iraq
"The Assyrian homeland is in northern Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq, where the ancient cities of Assur and Nineveh were built," writes the scholar, Hannibal Travis. "For 300 years, Assyrian kings ruled
Withdrawal of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia from the Christian villages of the Nineveh Plain
Telkaif - The Kurdish Peshmerga militia is preparing to withdraw from the areas of Nineveh Plain still under their control, according to an agreement that in the next few hours
Rebuilding a 12th-century monastery destroyed by ISIS
With the help of the French NGO "Fraternité en Irak" (Brotherhood with Iraq), Father Jacob Youssef Hasso Isso is working on the reconstruction of Mar Behnam which ISIS attempted to
Iraqi Church leaders pray for peace after Kurdish referendum
Erbil, Iraq - Church leaders have expressed anxiety over a Kurdish vote for independence in a recent referendum, saying Kurdistan’s decision to split from Iraq could prompt more conflict and uncertainty
Alqosh, Christian village on faultline of Iraq and Kurdistan
ALQOSH, Iraq - Louay gestured towards the Mar Mikha al-Nuhedri school. He said it has been in the town of Alqosh since the fifth century. "They were the first one here