Chaldean Catholic Church Archives

U.S. Church leaders pray for peace as religious heads meet in Lebanon

The U.S. bishops and the Knights of Columbus offered their “prayerful solidarity” to the Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon as Iraq and Lebanon experience protests against political corruption and foreign interference.

Laity participate for first time in Chaldean Catholic Church synod

The Chaldean Catholic Church concluded a weeklong synod in Ainkawa, a Christian enclave in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, in which laity from the church’s various dioceses in the Middle East and the diaspora also participated for the first time.

Future of Iraqi Christians ‘hangs in the balance,’ local says
- Church in the Middle East
- Aug 8, 2019
Five years after ISIS forces stormed Christian villages in Northern Iraq, forcing thousands to flee overnight, the militants have been suppressed, but one man working on reconstruction in the area says the situation of Christians remains precarious and their future in Iraq is still at risk.
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Chaldean archbishop: Iraqi Christians face ‘extinction’ unless world acts
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
- Aug 7, 2019
Iraqi Christians face “extinction” unless Islam recognizes the fundamental equality of all people and takes steps to overcome violent factions that seek to force religious minorities from the country, said Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil.
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Chaldean Church says so-called ‘Christian’ militias are not Christian
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
- Jul 26, 2019
So-called “Christian” militias contradict the Christian approach of love, tolerance and peace, said the Chaldean Catholic Church.
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