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Iraqi women visit historic monastery after its recapture from Islamic State
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- October 10, 2017
When the Islamic State unleashed its offensive on the Nineveh Plains in 2014 they bombed parts of San Behnam and Sara monastery, destroying the tombs of the namesake saints. However, since its liberation, monks have moved back in and are working to restore the areas that have either been burned or bombed.
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Mass returns to Mosul, after the Iraqi city is liberated from the Islamic State
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 30, 2017
Mass has returned to the city of Mosul, after three years of occupation by the Islamic State. Father Luis Montes said the sight of so much desecration in the city was painful for him, but he added it is even more painful to think of the hatred for Christ that motivated the attacks.
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This priest preserves Iraqi culture found in historic manuscripts
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 9, 2017
Since 1750 many antique manuscripts had been kept in the library of the Dominican monastery in Mosul. They were moved from the monastery starting in 2007, amid the backdrop of increased violence against Christians and other minorities at the hands of extremist groups. The documents include more than 25 subjects, including theology, philosophy, astronomy, medicine, history, and geography, many of which date back to the 10th, 11th, and 12th century in Aramaic, which is the language of Jesus Christ.
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Christians need time to rebuild trust before return to Mosul region
- Book Review, Catholic News Service, Global Church
- July 26, 2017
Although Iraqi forces declared victory over Islamic State fighters in Mosul early in July, the region remains unstable, leaving Christians uncertain about their future in their historic homeland. Christians are calling on the international community, along with the Iraqi government, to help them and other citizens from religious minority backgrounds.
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Patriarch Sako: Iraqi Christians must ‘reclaim’ lands of their parents
- Global Church
- July 14, 2017
Following the July 9 liberation of Mosul from the Islamic fundamentalist group IS, Chaldean Patriarch Raphael Louis Sako is urging Christians to go back to the land that is historically theirs, always keeping in mind that they are the “the indigenous people of this country.”
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Muslims and Christians unite to rebuild Mosul monastery
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- June 7, 2017
Young Muslims joined Christians in repairing and cleaning the Monastery of Saint George in Musul, after ISIS militants vandalized it by smashing windows, damaging the church’s dome, and discarding its cross. The monastery belongs to the Chaldean Catholic tradition.
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