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Pope calls on young jihad survivors to be “light of the world”
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Initially scheduled for March, the festival was postponed due to the conflicts that have affected the Middle East. The Pope has encouraged more than 700 ...
Archbishop Warda: Iraq has long way to go to ensure equality for Christians
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Iraq is no longer plagued by a jihadist group, but for Christians, evangelization is almost out of the question. Iraq is not the country it ...
New Chaldean Patriarch tells Iraqi Christians: “Your presence is a mission”
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In a message to Paul III Nona, ACN’s executive president recalled the sufferings of the Chaldean faithful in Iraq, who “have been so often called ...
New Chaldean Patriarch: “Do not be afraid, just believe”
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In 2015, the then-Archbishop of Mosul left for Australia after his entire flock was exiled, following the rise of the Islamic State. One decade later, ...
Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians
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The return of war to the Middle East has reopened old wounds, and many Christians are again contemplating leaving the region. A drone strike last ...
Catholic facility in northern Iraq damaged by apparent Iranian drone strike
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In times of war, it is always the marginalized who suffer the most, said a Catholic bishop in northern Iraq. Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda ...
Iraqi Archbishop: At Catholic University in Erbil, people “breathe Christ through equality, respect, dignity, and service.”
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Bashar Matti Warda reflects on founding, growth, and future of institution born amid ISIS invasion. On December 8, 2015, in a city in northern Iraq, ...
Giving Hope to Youth: Catholic University in Iraq Celebrates 10 Years
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In the summer of 2014, Yohana Yaqoob Abdeesh Al-Zeebaree was a 12-year-old boy when his world turned upside down. From his home in Duhok, a ...
Iraq: Ecumenical festival points to future for persecuted Church
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“What once was meant to be silenced has become a proclamation: Faith has survived, and hope is stronger than death.” Christians who survived jihadist attacks ...
The young girl who fled from Iraq and met the Pope
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Harshly persecuted for her faith, Sofia ended up finding solace in God and the strength to forgive those who drove her from her country and ...