Erbil International Airport entry in Erbil, Iraq. / Credit: thomas koch/Shutterstock
ACI MENA, Sep 8, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The exodus of Iraqi Christians from their ancestral homeland is once again making headlines. Many families are fleeing … […]
Nearly 2,000 young people from Christian youth groups across Iraq gathered for the seventh annual Ankawa Youth Gathering 2024 held Aug. 22–24, 2024, in the Mar Elia Shrine Courtyard in Ankawa-Erbil, Iraq. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Ankawa Y… […]
Father Martin Banni in front of St. Barbara’s Shrine carrying the Eucharist on Liberation Day in 2016. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Martin Banni
ACI MENA, Aug 7, 2024 / 11:21 am (CNA).
Ten years have passed since the night that changed ev… […]
Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, leader of the Chaldean Catholic Church. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Baghdad, Iraq, Aug 26, 2021 / 04:15 am (CNA).
The Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church has agreed to drop the word “Babylon” from the official title of … […]
Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Iraq speaks at Georgetown University on Feb. 15, 2018. / Jonah McKeown/CNA
Washington D.C., Jul 16, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Grateful for aid to Iraqi Christian genocide victims, the Chaldean Catholic archbishop o… […]
Pope Francis meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Jul 2, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi discussed the importance of protecting the Christian presence … […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 4, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- On the eve of his departure for a three-day trip to Iraq, Pope Francis visited a Rome basilica to ask for the Virgin Mary’s intercession and protection on his travels.
According to the Holy See press… […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 3, 2021 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Iraqi Christians and Muslims alike have expressed excitment for Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, an aid worker based in Erbil told CNA this week.
Davide Bernocchi, Catholic Relief Services’… […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 2, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Erbil said he hopes that with Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, the world will see a different, and positive, side of the country, after many years of violence and war.
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Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).-
In a week’s time, Pope Francis is expected to make history by becoming the first pope to travel to Iraq. His March 5-8 trip will take him from excavations of historical biblical sites… […]
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