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Iraqi Christians at risk of eradication through forced emigration
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"The international community must take immediate and decisive action to tackle the problems which are threatening the continuing Christian presence in Iraq."
As COVID-19 cases rise, Iraqi patriarch says to stay at home
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Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako said the country’s medical services, still shattered after the 2003 collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime, are ...
In northern Iraq, hope that the pandemic will boost spirit of love
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"[Christ] managed to resurrect the dead and heal all kinds of disease. Our belief in him is great. He can end our crisis. And perhaps ...
Iraq: Christians desire ‘a real and profound change of the political system’
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"Personally, I am optimistic regarding the future of the Christians on the Nineveh Plains and in Iraq. Through education and cultural dialogue, we can overcome ...
Education and dialogue hold key to Christians staying in Iraq
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In addition to having lost their faith in the future, in the authorities and in a number of their Muslim neighbors—who had initially welcomed ISIS ...
In northern Iraq, ravaged Christian village comes back to life
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"Even if the situation is not very clear, we see the importance of a sign of hope. ACN is determined to help the Christians to ...
Young Iraqi Christian eyes future with mixture of hope and dread
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"There is no justice or equality for Christians here; unemployment rates are high here, too. And the ISIS occupation has left a legacy of distrust ...
Iraq: ‘We are a martyred and a suffering Church’
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"God and family are the priority in our everyday lives here. They are faithful to His love, in the midst of the danger from external ...
Iraqi prelate discusses effect of US-Iran relations on christians in iraq
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"The confrontation between the two powers must not escalate.” He added that “Iraq has been suffering from proxy wars for decades; they have torn our ...
Syriac Catholic Patriarch visits northern Iraq: ‘We have to always hope against all hope’
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“It’s very sad to say, and I’ve said this many times: Christians of the Middle East have not only been abandoned; they have been betrayed ...