Monthly Archives: September 2020

by Abigail R. EsmanA priest plays with a child after a mass on Christmas at St George Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad, Iraq December 25, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani.It started with his father.…

Damage to St. Peter’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California is seen in this composite image from Twitter video uploaded by Father Daniel Shaba on Sept. 26. (CatholicPhilly.com composite image/Twitter/Father Daniel Shaba) By Catholic News Service •…

Addressed to:  AUA Members, AUA followers, AUA supporters, AUA friends and all other interested parties. Sydney – 28 September 2020 Background Information Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) was established in 1968, and it soon became the beacon of hope for Assyrians to fulfil their dream, to be recognised internationally as a…

Then-Fr. Najeeb Michaeel at a “Global Dialogue” event in Buenos Aires, Oct. 3, 2016. Credit: Silvina Frydlewsky / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).MoreCNA Staff, Sep 25, 2020 / 06:19 pm MT (CNA).- The Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for his work to preserve…

Wameedh Khalid Francis, 21, is one of 15 students attending St Peter’s Chaldean Seminary in Ankawa. He had his first inklings of a vocation when he went to church during childhood. The priest of Telskuf set an example during the early rise of the Islamic State. Service is the heart of the mission. This is…

An Iraqi archbishop who helped save hundreds of ancient manuscripts from being destroyed by Islamic State militants was among the nominees for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize.…

Dale Gavlak | Catholic News Service Women mourn the death of a man who was killed in a Turkish airstrike in late June in Sheladize, Iraq. (CNS photo/Kawa Omar, Reuters)Iraqi Christian priests warn that the latest Turkish military attacks in northern Iraq are…

J-P Mauro | The ancient artwork features depictions of people, animals, and writing in the ancient Syriac alphabet.Excavation is underway at a site in Souteastern Turkey where the remains of a 5th-…

Wameedh Khalid Francis, 21, is one of 15 students attending St Peter’s Chaldean Seminary in Ankawa. He had his first inklings of a vocation when he went to church during childhood. The priest of Telskuf set an example during the early rise of the Islamic State. Service is the heart of the mission. This is…

MARD?NArcheologists in southeastern Turkey initiated an excavation to unearth mosaics belonging to a 1600-year-old church. Built in 396 A.D. in Mardin’s Gökta? village, the church was discovered on Sept. 18, 2019 and the area was declared as an archeological site.…

The historical artefacts were stolen from a church and hidden in the kitchen of a suspected ISIS member Destroyed parts of the old city of Mosul. AFP.Dozens of hidden Syriac manuscripts were recovered by Iraqi security forces late on…

by Anadolu AgencyMARD?N TurkeyA view of one of the mosaics found at the church, in Mardin, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 22, 2020. (AA Photo)…

MARDIN, TURKEY—Abdulgani Tarkan of the Mardin Museum told the Anadolu Agency that a team of excavators has uncovered the mosaic floors in a 1,600-year-old Christian church discovered last year in southeastern Turkey. The images on the floors include a nine-line inscription written in the ancient Syriac alphabet. “The mosaics are also…

The abuses have been directed against women and children, and primarily target minorities such as Yazidis, Kurds and Christians.By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together near the border town of Tel Abyad, (photo credit: KHALIL ASHAWI / REUTERS)…

Final Statement The Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches Solidarity with the Lebanese and election Dr. Michel Abs General Secretary The Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches held an exceptional meeting, as the Council’s Twelfth General Assembly was scheduled to take place at this…

Since the beginning of 2020, at least 25 villages in northern Iraq have emptied. The bombings, followed by heavy fires, destroyed plants, houses and cemeteries. A scenario similar to those of the 1980s. Fr. Samir: Many people killed, just because they were near areas controlled by the PKK. A car carrying aid was hit.…

In 24 hours a British convoy, the US embassy and US vehicles were targeted. Diplomatic sources report that paramilitary groups and militias close to Iran are behind the attacks. Retaliation against the Prime Minister’s reformist and anti-corruption policies. Changes at the top of the Central Bank and the Anti-Corruption Commission.…

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Andrew Medichini/Associated Press)By Associated Press…

by Ari Cahya PujiantoDALAM perjalanan pulang ke Makkah setelah gagal berdakwah di Thaif, Nabi SAW dan Zaid bin Haritsah berlindung di kebun milik Utbah bin Rabiah dan Syaibah bin Rabiah, dua tokoh kafir Quraisy Makkah.…

The restoration and rehabilitation of the Al-Tahera Church in the Old City of Mosul is well underway.In close coordination with UAE and local authorities, UNESCO concluded the first phase of activities by clearing the rubble and Unexploded ordnance, UXOs, from the complex as well as securing the project site for reconstruction.…