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Iraqi Christians attend Christmas Eve Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in 2019. (AFP or licensors)Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphaël Sako has composed a prayer that the churches across Iraq will recite from Sunday, 17 January, in preparation for the visit of Pope…
Read moreBy Jackson Elliott, Christian PostA man waves Turkey’s national flag during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, November 12, 2016. | (Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas)…
Read moreMarwan IBRAHIM | AFP John Burger Pontiff raises possibility that trip may be canceled, depending on the COVID-19 pandemic.In December, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis will make an apostolic visit to…
Read moreBY LEAH NABLO YECLA(Photo : Verity Cridland/Flickr/CC) US pastor Andrew Brunson was jailed in Turkey for ‘terrorism-related’ offenses.Turkish authorities stopped the investigations regarding the kidnapping of two elderly Christians for an unknown reason, reports say.…
Read moreIRAQI CATHOLICS URGED TO PRAY AT SUNDAY MASSES THAT POPE FRANCIS WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT COUNTRY Catholic News Agency / (CNA).- A cardinal has called on Iraqi Catholics to pray at Sunday Masses that Pope Francis will be able to visit their country in March. Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, issued the…
Read moreThe Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis will visit Iraq March 5-8 Christians go to the Mass for the feast of St. Levo in the Chaldean village of Levo, Iraq. (Photo: Catholics and Cultures, Sandrine Alexie) Chaldean Catholics in Iraq are praying that Pope Francis really will be able to visit their…
Read moreThe official logo of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq / Saint-AddayBy Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jan 13, 2021 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- More information has been released about the papal visit to Iraq, as Pope Francis expressed doubt this week about…
Read moreThe persecution of Christians around the world has grown, both numerically and in its intensity, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to figures released in the 2021 World Watch List (WWL).…
Read moreThe apostolic journey is a source of “great support” for all minorities after the suffering of Daesh. But Francis is also coming for Sunnis and Shiites, who hope in a visit to Najaf and a meeting with al-Sistani. An event that also marks a new season for the country. The Chaldean patriarchy presents the official…
Read moreThe Faravahar is arguably the best-known symbol of the Persian Zoroastrian faith. This symbol consists of a winged disc with a man emerging from it. The man is shown holding a ring. Whilst the symbol is well known, the meaning behind it is more complicated. The Faravahar was adopted as a secular symbol to represent…
Read morePolice probing whether Amar Kettule’s killing was linked to gang wars in Sydney Kettule, a senior member of True Kings, was gunned down in Fairfield on SundayTrue Kings are rivals to DLASTHR, with the Assyrian gangs feuding for yearsViolence between the gangs peaked in 2016 with dozens of home shootings…
Read moreTurkey Makes No Progress Investigating the Kidnapping of Elderly ChristiansKidnapping-Murder Case Stalls in Turkey Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Turkish authorities have stalled the investigation into the disappearance of elderly Assyrian-…
Read moreBy Fionn Shiner IRAQ’S Christians have said that Pope Francis’ planned visit there gives them hope that they do have a future in their homeland – despite the genocide they suffered.…
Read more“As the local government, we do not differentiate between these different [ethnic and religious] components.” Halgurd Sherwani Mardin Hikmat, the recently appointed Christian Chaldean of Ibrahim Khalil town in Duhok province. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)…
Read moreHaidar HAMDANI | AFPJohn Burger –Muqtada al Sadr establishes committee to examine claims of illegal expropriation from Christian Iraqis.A leading Islamic cleric and politician in Iraq has begun a movement that might lead to…
Read moreIn the chaos following the Iraq war, the homes of thousands of Christian families in cities across Iraq were illegally taken and occupied.BAGHDAD: In the chaos following the Iraq war, the homes of thousands of Christian families in cities across Iraq were illegally taken and occupied. There is hope now that these properties will eventually be…
Read moreBy Fionn Shiner HUNDREDS of thousands of Christians are trying to leave Lebanon after last August’s explosion, raising fears for the future of the Church there. In an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Father Jad Chlouk, parish priest at Beirut’s Maronite Cathedral of Saint George, said Christians feel…
Read moreMuqtada al Sadr In the chaos following the Iraq war, the homes of thousands of Christian families in cities across Iraq were illegally taken and occupied. There is hope now that these properties will eventually be restored to their rightful owners. Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, who has strong representation in the Parliament of…
Read moreby Louis Raphael Sako*Card Sako sends his good wishes for the New Year with peace in mind. The year 2020 was the year of the coronavirus pandemic, suffering and wars. The year 2021 is tasked with fostering a “culture of non-violence”. The Pope’s visit to Iraq is an opportunity for the country to be a…
Read moreYusuf Begta?:By way of self-criticism, Bar Hebraeus (1226-1286), warns: “Do not be a fool and assume that whatever you do not know does not exist. For what you do know, pales in comparison to what you do not.”…
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