Catholic Church in Iraq
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Obama authorizes Iraq airstrikes to prevent religious genocide
Late Thursday night the Obama administration announced that it has launched a military and humanitarian operation to protect both U.S.... Read more
Iraqi Christians facing risk of genocide, patriarch warns
The seizure of Iraq’s largest Christian town has prompted a mass exodus of refugees, which a leading Catholic bishop described... Read more
Christians a fundamental part of Iraq, ambassador observes
The Iraqi ambassador to the Holy See has lamented the ongoing persecution of Christians by ISIS forces in Iraq, stating... Read more
Petition calls on UN to stop Christian genocide in Iraq
Following the expulsion of Christians from the Iraqi city of Mosul by ISIS jihadists, a new petition calls on the... Read more
Pope Francis calls Syro-Catholic patriarch, assures of his prayers
According an Italian Catholic new organization, Pope Francis made a phone call to Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan over the... Read more
Pope laments exodus of last Christians from Mosul
In his weekly Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis mourned the fleeing of the last Christians from the Iraqi city of... Read more
Chaldean patriarch: current state of Iraq is 'chaos'
Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako of Iraq has written a letter urging government officials to “waste no more time” in... Read more
Catholic aid organizations scramble to meet Iraqi needs
In a tumultuous Iraq facing an increasingly uncertain future, Catholic charity organizations are rallying to meet the immediate needs of... Read more
Chaldean priest says little hope for Christians in Iraq
It has been more than four decades since Father Michael Bazzi left his home country of Iraq. But the plight... Read more
Iraqi patriarch urges prayer, fasting that Christians remain
Archbishop Louis Raphael I Sako, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, has issued an urgent appeal to mark the beginning... Read more
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