Iraqi refugees Archives

Chaldean patriarch appeals for aid to Christians in Ninevah Plain

Dec 12, 2019

Cardinal Louis Sako, Chaldean Catholic patriarch, has appealed for Christian relief in the towns of the Ninevah Plain, the historical cradle of Christianity in Iraq.

By Doreen Abi Raad

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

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.

By Katie Rutter

Pope Francis meets with Nobel Peace prize winner Nadia Murad

Dec 21, 2018

Pope Francis met Thursday with the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, a survivor of ISIS enslavement and an advocate for human rights and persecuted Iraqi minorities.

By Courtney Grogan

Chaldean leaders pleased that U.S. aid helps Iraqi religious minorities

Jul 2, 2018

A Chaldean Catholic archbishop in Iraq said he and other bishops were “delighted” that the United States Agency for International Development is making good on its pledge to help Iraq’s historic Christian, Yazidi and other religious minorities rebuild their lives after attacks by Islamic State militants.

By Dale Gavlak

Prelate kidnapped by Al Qaeda says Trump helping Middle East Christians

Mar 23, 2018

The United States has been more helpful toward Christians escaping persecution in Iraq compared to most European countries, according to Archbishop Saad Sirop Hanna, the Apostolic Visitor for Chaldeans Residing in Europe, who was kidnapped by Al Qaeda militants in 2006.

By Claire Giangravè

Iraqi Catholic leaders urge Christians: Remain steadfast in Lent

Feb 23, 2018

Iraqi Catholic leaders are urging Christians to remain steadfast in this Lenten season as they encounter challenges of the so-called Islamic State’s legacy in their historic lands.

By Dale Gavlak