Monthly Archives: October 2018

Olga Segura(CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Irbil) Kevin Clarke is the chief correspondent at America. Recently, he traveled to Iraq for 12 days where he met with Iraqi Christians and other religious minorities. We talk to Kevin about why he decided to take this trip and the future of Christianity in that region. (You…

By Michael W. Chapman Fifteen years after President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, the Christian population there has declined by 1.2 million and is now just one persecution away from extinction, according to Chaldean Archbishop Habib Nafali of Basra, Iraq. It is genocidal, he added.…

Associated Press: Chaldean cardinal says promised U.S. aid for Iraq hasn’t come “The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church complained on Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for religious minorities in Iraq hasn’t materialized, issuing an unusual public rebuke of the United States on the same day Washington announced a new infusion of…

By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — A senior American diplomat briefed the leader of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholics on U.S. development aid Wednesday after the cardinal accused the United States of failing to help rebuild Christian villages devastated by the Islamic State group.…

By: NICOLE WINFIELD and SUSANNAH GEORGE, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) – The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church complained on Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for religious minorities in Iraq hasn’t materialized, issuing an unusual public rebuke of the United States on the same day Washington…

By Lyndsey Koh Iraq (MNN) — Christianity has been around in Iraq for approximately 2,000 years — one of the oldest Christian heritages. However, Iraqi Christians are teetering on the knife’s edge of extinction, according to Chaldean Archbishop Habib Nafali of Basra. The…

John L. Allen Jr. In this Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 photo, Louis Raphael Sako, Chaldean Patriarch speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq. (Credit: AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed.) ROME – After an Iraqi cardinal said Tuesday that the U.S. government has “done…

By Nicole Winfield?|?AP ROME — A senior American diplomat briefed the leader of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholics on U.S. development aid Wednesday after the cardinal accused the United States of failing to help rebuild Christian villages devastated by the Islamic State group.…

Associated Press: Chaldean cardinal says promised U.S. aid for Iraq hasn’t come “The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church complained on Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for religious minorities in Iraq hasn’t materialized, issuing an unusual public rebuke of the United States on the same day Washington announced a new infusion of…

USAID administrator at Vatican for talks, announces a near doubling of funding Associated Press A view of destruction surrounding the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Hour in the old city of Mosul. AFP The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church said on Tuesday that promised US aid for…

At the daily press briefing two forgotten issues were addressed by the Synod Fathers who were present. By Russell Pollitt, SJ Dr Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, began the daily…

Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images By Will Maule One of the most devastating aspects of the Islamic State’s assault on the Middle East has been the war waged against Christian heritage, culture and tradition. It has become a central mission for ISIS — to eradicate any trace of Christianity from the region.…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUSANNAH GEORGE | VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church complained on Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for religious minorities in Iraq hasn’t materialized, issuing an unusual public rebuke of the United States on the same day Washington announced a new infusion of assistance.…

Sandy Alqas Botros from Iraq explains why she is determined to make a difference for women and girls. Sandy Alqas Botros took over a high-ranking position at UNHCR for one day. © UNHCR/Suzy Hopper…

Associated Press KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of Iraqi children of Islamic State group members are left on their own, their parents dead or imprisoned after the long and destructive war that brought down the militants’ rule. They are often ostracized, tainted in the eyes of a broken society where many hate the…

Iraqi auditor, Mr Safa al Abbia, speaks about his experience of the Synod and the response to his presentation to the Synod assembly. By Russell Pollitt, SJ Mr Safa al Abbia is a 26-year-old Chaldean Catholic dentist from Iraq. He was invited to…

Elise Harris SENIOR CORRESPONDENT A Christian militiaman stands guard during Easter Mass in Qaraqosh, Iraq, Sunday, April 16 2017. (Credit: AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo.) ROME – For Safa Al Alqoshy of Iraq, the trauma of terrorism goes beyond killing. It’s experienced in a more lasting way through the insecurity felt by those who have…

John Burger U.S Agency for International Development implementing Pence plan with help from Catholic fraternal organization. A new collaboration between the Knights of Columbus and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) promises to expedite the material support…

Fraternal delegates spoke about the need to foster in young people, through prayer and asceticism, a personal relationship of friendship with Christ in times characterised by “improvised masters who proclaim themselves to be holders of the truth.” God calls on all young people to be mediators and bridges, conscious that “we are all children loved…

By Samuel Smith , CP Reporter (Photo: Archdiocese of Erbil)Father Thabet Habib evaluates the inside of a burned out church right in Karamles, Iraq right after the town’s liberation from the Islamic State in October 2016. Two ancient Christian texts were spared from the wrath of the Islamic State’s path of…