Iraqi Christians Archives

Syriac Catholic Church reestablishes diocese in northern Iraq

Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
Aug 27, 2019

To support the faithful and encourage them to stay in their homeland, the Syriac Catholic Church has reestablished a diocese for the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Martyrdom causes of 5 Iraqis to be presented to Vatican in early September

Vatican
Aug 27, 2019

Five Iraqis killed by Islamic militants will have their causes presented to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints in early September.

Chaldean Catholics celebrate Mary, culture, family at Ohio national shrine

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Aug 20, 2019

With its one stoplight and surrounding cornfields, the small Ohio village of Carey seems an unlikely travel destination. Yet, once a year, an estimated 5,000 visitors swell the town population to more than double.

Laity participate for first time in Chaldean Catholic Church synod

Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
Aug 12, 2019

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.

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.