Catholic Church in Iraq
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Pope Francis prays for Iraqi people after 45 killed in protests
Pope Francis said Sunday that he was grieved to hear of the deadly violence against protesters in Iraq and expressed... Read more
International Conference on Christian Persecution convenes in Budapest
Patriarchs, cardinals, politicians, and Christians from across the globe are in Budapest this week for the International Conference on Christian... Read more
US bishops and Knights of Columbus voice solidarity with Iraq, Lebanon
The U.S. bishops and the Knights of Columbus have professed their solidarity with the people of Iraq and Lebanon, telling... Read more
Pope Francis prays for stability in Iraq amid deadly protests
Pope Francis prayed Wednesday for Iraq, where 18 more people were killed and hundreds wounded Oct. 29 during political protests... Read more
United Arab Emirates pledges to help rebuild Catholic churches in Mosul
The United Arab Emirates is partnering with UNESCO to rebuild two Catholic churches in Mosul that were destroyed in 2014... Read more
At UN, Holy See requests increased aid for Middle Eastern Christians
As displaced Christians return to their homes in the Middle East, the Vatican Secretary of State encouraged U.N. representatives Friday... Read more
Iraqi church formerly defaced by ISIS rededicated on Assumption feast
An Iraqi church damaged and defaced by the Islamic State in 2014 was rededicated Thursday for the parish’s celebration of... Read more
Chaldean Catholic dies in Iraq after U.S. deportation
Christian leaders and local legislators have mourned the death of a Chaldean Christian who had been deported to Iraq by... Read more
Pentecost pilgrimages in France, Middle East link Catholics in prayer
Catholics walked through Syria’s Wadi al-Nasara, or “Valley of the Christians,” this Pentecost, praying the rosary, alternating between the Arabic... Read more
Archbishop of Erbil: Is the US abandoning Christians at risk in Iraq?
Archbishop Bashar Warda, one of the leading voices on behalf of persecuted and displaced Christians in Iraq, released today an... Read more
Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic refugees wait to leave Lebanon
On the last Saturday before Christmas, a community of Iraqi refugees living in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut gathered together... Read more
Pope Francis meets with Nobel Peace prize winner Nadia Murad
Pope Francis met Thursday with the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, a survivor of ISIS enslavement and an... Read more
Trump signs law to aid Christians in Iraq, Syria
President Donald Trump signed into law Tuesday the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act, which seeks to ensure... Read more
‘We must not hide from suffering,’ Iraqi archbishop says on Red Wednesday
In Washington’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Catholics and Church leaders from four continents gathered Wednesday... Read more
Congressman asks House to protect religious minorities in Iraq
Congressman Jeff Fortenberry introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 5 a security resolution intended to protect religious minorities... Read more
USAID and Knights of Columbus in agreement to help Mid East Christians
The joint effort was agreed in a memorandum of understanding announced Oct. 12 and will begin in Iraq, before being... Read more
Congressman: Security, solidarity, and subsidiarity needed to rebuild Iraqi villages
Christian and Yazidi communities in northern Iraq need security as they rebuild, said Congressman Jeff Fortenberry after a trip to... Read more
Religious sister from Iraq again denied entry to UK
Sister Ban Madleen, a Dominican sister from Iraq who had to flee ISIS, has once again been denied entry to... Read more
Papal agency raises funds to help Christians remain in the Middle East
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association in Canada is launching a fundraising campaign to help Christians in the Middle East... Read more
Iraq gathering aimed to honor Mary, empower women
Iraqi women rebuilding their lives after ISIS occupation were invited to a three-day gathering aimed, according to organizers, at empowering... Read more
