Chaldean Archbishop To Speak In San Diego On Rebuilding Iraq

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By Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael Lipkin
Bashar Warda, Archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Erbil, in an undated photo.
Credit: Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil
Chaldean Archbishop To Speak On Rebuilding Iraq
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Archbishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil
A prominent Catholic leader in Iraq will visit San Diego Thursday to discuss the role Christians will play in rebuilding ISIS-controlled areas of Iraq.

Iraqi soldiers are currently advancing on the city of Mosul, attempting to liberate the city after two years in the hands of ISIS militants. Mosul is adjacent to the Nineveh Plains, the historic home of Iraq’s Christian population.

Since ISIS took over the region, many Christians have been killed and many others forced to escape the area. One place of refuge has been within the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Archbishop Bashar Warda, who oversees help for those refugees, will deliver a speech Thursday night at the University of San Diego called “Ending the Cycle of Violence in Northern Iraq.” Warda has said the church is investing in infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, to help stem the emigration out of Iraq and potentially convince some Christians to come back.

Warda joins KPBS Midday Edition on Thursday to discuss the future of Christians in Iraq and whether he believes San Diego Chaldeans have a duty to return.

Bashar Warda, Archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Erbil, in an undated photo.

Aired 10/27/16 on KPBS Midday Edition.

Chaldean Archbishop To Speak On Rebuilding Iraq

GUEST:

Archbishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/oct/27/chaldean-archbishop-speak-rebuilding-iraq/