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Landmark trip will include Qaraqosh, where most families fled ISIS yet some are now trying to restore the Christian heartland of the Nineveh Plains.Mariam Fam – The Associated Press Image: Hadi Mizban / AP Photo…
Read moreThe official logo of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq. Credit: Saint-Adday.By Courtney Mares In a week’s time, Pope Francis is expected to make history by becoming the first pope to travel to Iraq. His March 5-8 trip will take him from excavations of historical biblical…
Read morePope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church said he does not believe that the pope will be in danger in Iraq“He comes to tell us that religion does not divide; quite the opposite, it can unite,” Sako said…
Read moreFargo, ND, USA / The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGOThomson ReutersBy Charlotte Bruneau ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Christians are busy scrubbing churches, practising hymns and preparing for mass ahead of the first ever papal visit to…
Read moreGerard O’Connell A woman walks past a mural of Pope Francis on a wall surrounding a church in Baghdad Feb. 22, 2021. Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq March 5-8. (CNS photo/Khalid al-Mousily, Reuters)…
Read moreMOSUL, Iraq — Now in his seventies, Joseph Gabriel has decided to return to his damaged house in Mosul, despite the property’s uninhabitable state.ISIS militants had taken hold of the property during their three year tenure in the city. Like many other residents of the city, the Christian local has yet to receive financial assistance…
Read moreAgence France-Presse The Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Najeeb Michaeel, is pictured inside the church of Mar Addai in Karamlesh, a town near the northern city of Mosul where his archpatriarcate is based, on February 2, 2021. From Mosul’s rubble-strewn streets to ancient churches at Karamlesh, badly damaged by the Islamic State…
Read moreTwo decades of violence have decimated Iraq’s historic Christian community AHMAD AL-RUBAYE AFP/FileBaghdad (AFP)Some fled after the US-led invasion, others during sectarian bloodshed and more following jihadist attacks. Iraq’s last two violent decades have hollowed out its…
Read moreElise Ann Allen Father Roni Momika, a Syriac Catholic priest from Qaraqosh, reads during a Mass celebrated as part of an event held in preparation for Pope Francis’s March 5-8 visit to Iraq. (Credit: Photo Courtesy of Fr. Roni Momika.)…
Read moreThe largest Syriac Catholic congregation in the world is preparing physically and spiritually for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Qaraqosh, Iraq. By Doreen Abi RaadThe largest Syriac Catholic congregation in the world is preparing physically and spiritually for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Qaraqosh, Iraq.“Words can’t describe how…
Read moreBy Ruth Aguantia While the world was fighting the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Iran continued its campaign to persecute its Christian citizens for their faith. In consolidated reports gathered from various organizations, Article18 revealed that a number of believers have been imprisoned for practicing their faith, including 15 Christians in…
Read moreDale Gavlak catholic news serviceDebris is seen outside the Church of St. Thomas in Mosul, Iraq, in June 2019. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq 5-8. (Credit: CNS photo/Marcin Mazur.)…
Read moreThabit Michael hails from Qaraqosh, Nineveh plain. He studied Fine Arts in Baghdad. His works, sacred and profane, can be found in various Iraqi provinces. Today he and his son are reconstructing the works destroyed by the Islamic State. For him, the pontiff is bringing a message of “resistance” and an “invitation to stay”.…
Read morePope Francis is set to break a 15-month hiatus from international travel with what is sure to be a historic visit to Iraq.Written ByAssociated Press Television News…
Read moreFionn ShinerArchbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart of Aleppo ©ACN Western sanctions against the Syrian government have plunged the country’s people into abject poverty but have left the Assad regime unaffected – according to a leading bishop from Aleppo. Speaking to…
Read moreIn his message to the faithful, the primate speaks of reconciliation “through prayer and fasting”. The mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ “the essence of our faith”. The Chaldeans “people of Iraq” scattered all over the world. Reconciliation, peace and stability to protect life and citizens.…
Read moreDale Gavlak / CNS AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and security concerns, Pope Francis hopes to visit Iraq, an opportunity that eluded his predecessors.…
Read moreBy Hollie McKay |Featured is the aftermath of an accidental explosion and fire inside a displacement camp in Northern Iraq in the summer of 2015. Those who fled ISIS were trying to save lives but were then forced to flee again. (Photo credit: Hollie McKay)…
Read morebyGERALD BUTTRecent bombings and the pandemic have raised safety concerns about the trip next monthPA/ALAMYPope Francis during his weekly general audience in the Apostolic Palace on Wednesday…
Read morePope Francis greets Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, during a meeting with Chaldean Catholics at the Church of St. Simon the Tanner in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 30, 2016. Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq March 5-8, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)…
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