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By Donna Provencher-
A Christian Syrian family fleeing Turkish military operations arrives at a refugee camp in Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Refugee rights organizations say Donald Trump previously pledged to help Christian refugees but has failed them. Continue reading
Briana Gasorski
DETROIT — On September 22, Wisam Hamana, an Iraqi Chaldean Christian, won his right to stay in the United States in the Immigration Court. In June 2018, Hamana was told by ICE to report to Metro Airport for deportation, but he refused to go. Continue reading
by Abigail R. Esman
A 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. Continue reading
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)
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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 Continue reading
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 hundreds of Continue reading
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 the second part of a report on vocations in Iraq. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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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- Continue reading
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 the second part of a report on vocations in Iraq. Continue reading
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Archeologists 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. Continue reading
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 Continue reading
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A view of one of the mosaics found at the church, in Mardin, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 22, 2020. (AA Photo) Continue reading
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 Continue reading
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together near the border town of Tel Abyad,
(photo credit: KHALIL ASHAWI / REUTERS) Continue reading
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 Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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)
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