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By John Newton and Sebastian Moll ON the 20th anniversary of his episcopal ordination, a Syrian archbishop will offer Mass for all supporters of a Catholic charity which has provided aid since the start of the country’s civil war.…
Read moreElise Ann Allen | Crux NowWomen mourn the death of a man who was killed in a Turkish airstrike in Sheladize, Iraq, June 22, 2020. (CNS/Kawa Omar, Reuters via Crux)Several Iraqis and a former Vatican envoy have praised Pope Francis’s upcoming trip to…
Read moreThe celebration was at Sts. Behnam and Sarah Church in Fanar, LebanonDoreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service A girl, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walks with a candle during mass at the Chaldean Catholic Church of Mar Addai in the town of Karemlash, about 28 kilometres southeast of Iraq’s…
Read moreJohn CooksonEditor’s note: Slated to appear in our January issue dedicated to Christian persecution, this interview-essay is adapted from John Cookson’s upcoming book, The Kurds: my friends in the north, coming in March from Conrad Press.…
Read moreTroy, MI – Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), the premier nonprofit human service organization serving southeast Michigan, has announced it has received a grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The three-year, $42,000 annual grant will fund the Minority Health Community Capacity Building…
Read moreROME — Pope Francis urged the international community to assist Christians forced out of the Middle East in their efforts to return to their homelands.In a video message Thursday to the participants in an online meeting about the Syrian and Iraqi humanitarian crisis, the pope said that the “beloved populations of Syria, Iraq, and…
Read morePope Francis, pictured on October 4, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Vatican City, Dec 11, 2020 / 05:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis urged Catholic charities Thursday to continue supporting embattled Christian minorities in Syria and Iraq.…
Read moreAfter announcing that he would travel to Iraq in March, Pope Francis spoke about the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis in a video, calling for peace and stability.Iraqi Christians pray at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, damaged by Islamic State fighters during their occupation of Qaraqosh, east of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 12,…
Read moreKevin Clarke Pope Francis wears a face mask as he arrives at the Spanish Steps in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP)News of the pope’s proposed visit in March 2021 to the embattled Christian communities of Iraq brought elation to the people of Qaraqosh, a predominantly Syriac…
Read moreDear Beloved,“Grace and peace be yours in abundance” (1 Peter: 1).I would like to address this letter to you on the occasion of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq due to its national and ecclesiastical significance:…
Read morePope Francis announces change in Eastern canon laws in Apostolic LetterSyro-Malabar Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry (center) preparing for Mass as he visited eastern Kolkata city in 2019. (Photo: UCA News reporter…
Read morePope Francis poses for a selfie with a man after Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Center for Asylum Seekers in Castelnuovo di Porto. Photo: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano Mindful of our fractured world, the pope calls for a fairer sharing of resources, care for nature, and compassion for migrants. What does…
Read moreBy Maria Lozano and John Newton A LEADING Catholic charity has paid tribute to an archbishop who died after “suffering with his people and for his people” as they endured one of the worst conflicts of the Syrian civil war.…
Read moreAntoine Mekary | ALETEIAKathleen N. Hattrup – This is the first time a pope will visit the country, and the Holy Father’s first trip since November 2019.An apostolic visit to Iraq will be Pope Francis’ first overseas trip since November 2019,…
Read moreIraqi Christian worshippers at a church in the town of Karemlash near the northern city of Mosul Zaid AL-OBEIDI AFP PhotoKaremlash (Iraq) (AFP)…
Read morePope Francis | Photo: REUTERSAsharq Al-AwsatMorning mass in Karemlash, an Iraqi village once held by ISIS militants, is usually a somber affair. But this week, elderly parishioners could rejoice: Pope Francis is coming to Iraq next year.…
Read moreAn iInternally displaced family in Maaral al-Numan, Syria (ANSA)Catholic relief agencies and NGOs discuss humanitarian concerns and priorities for Syria and Iraq in an online meeting convened by the Vatican. By Vatican News staff writer…
Read moreChild standing in front of ruined building in Syria. Credit: Ruslan Shugushev/ShutterstockBy Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, (CNA).- Do not forget the suffering Christians in Syria, a…
Read moreDavid Mark1 day ago Leave a commentThe return of Turkish backed militants to the Ain Issa in Rojava/Northern Syria/Western Kurdistan has put the region controlled by the Western backed Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) a Kurdish majority umbrella of US trained forces back into the forefront of…
Read moreElise Ann Allen | Crux NowArchbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Iraq. (Aid to the Church in Need via Crux)Church leaders in Iraq have praised Pope Francis’s decision to come in March amid a pandemic as a brave decision, voicing hope that his presence in the country will send a…
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