Under Siege: Iraq’s Christians
by Michael J.L. La Civita
(From ONE magazine July 2007)
With no end to the violence in sight, Christians are fleeing
Fact Sheet: Christianity in Iraq
(From Catholic Near East January 1991)
A Loving Embrace
by Diane Handal
(From ONE magazine March 2008)
Exiled from their homeland, Iraqis in Amman are not alone
An Iraqi “Catch 22”
by Michael J.L. La Civita
photos by Dwight Cendrowski
(From Catholic Near East January 1991)
Christian Iraqis in America strive to maintain their Chaldean roots while embracing a new American culture.
On the Road to Damascus
story and photographs by Spencer Osberg
(From ONE magazine November 2008)
Syria’s Iraqis strive to rebuild their lives
Iraq
(From ONE magazine September 2010)
Land of Abraham of Ur of the Chaldeans
A New Genesis in Nineveh
by Namo Abdulla
(From ONE magazine November 2011)
Iraqi Christians find safety in the Kurdish-controlled north
Bomb Explodes Outside Baghdad Church on Easter
Catholic News Service (26 April 2011)
A bomb exploded
outside Sacred Heart Church in Baghdad April 24 after the
Easter Masses had finished and parishioners had gone
home.
Iraqi Christians Want Peace and Jobs
Catholic News Service (14 October 2011)
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Iraqis want a return to peace, security and stability and the chance to secure meaningful employment, said two U.S. bishops who traveled to Baghdad in a demonstration of the American Catholic Church’s solidarity with the country’s violence-weary Christians.
Syriac Church in Baghdad Commemorates 2010 Massacre
Catholic News Service (4 November 2011)
BAGHDAD (CNS) — In a somber Mass
commemorating the 2010 massacre at the Church of Our
Lady of Deliverance, Catholic leaders urged their faithful
to have hope for the resurrection of Iraq.
Bishops Urge Catholics to Help Iraqis
Catholic News Service (16 November 2011)
BALTIMORE (CNS) — The nation and American
Catholics both can help keep Iraq from sliding into chaos
once U.S. troops leave the country at the end of the year,
said two U.S. bishops who visited Iraq for four days in
October.
Iraqi Christians Celebrate Christmas in Canada
Catholic News Service (16 December 2011)
EDMONTON, Alberta (CNS) — Iraqi Ziyad Matti
and his wife, Dalia Hikmat, have not had a proper
Christmas in years.
Midnight Masses in Iraq Cancelled
Catholic News Service (22 December 2011)
LONDON (CNS) — Chaldean Catholic officials have canceled traditional Christmas Eve midnight Masses because of security risks.
Gunmen Attack Iraqi Archbishop’s Residence
Catholic News Service (13 January 2012)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Gunmen shooting at
guards keeping watch over the archbishop’s residence in Kirkuk in northern Iraq triggered a firefight, leaving two of the gunmen dead and five policemen wounded.
Chaldeans Face Moral Risks in United States
Catholic News Service (18 May 2012)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Iraqi Catholics fleeing
physical danger in their homeland often find themselves
unprepared for the moral threats awaiting their families in
the United States, said the head of Chaldean Catholics in
the Western U.S.
Middle East Religious Leaders Meet in Rome
Catholic News Service (26 September 2012)
ROME (CNS) — Western nations need to respect the people of the Middle East and trust them to solve their own problems, said an Iraqi diplomat, an Iraqi archbishop and a Syrian-born representative of the Melkite Catholic Church.
Iraqi Cardinal and Chaldean Patriarch Retires
Catholic News Service (19 December 2012)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of 85-year-old Cardinal Emmanuel-Karim Delly of Baghdad and has called for a late January meeting of the Chaldean synod of bishops to elect a new patriarch for the Chaldean Catholic Church.
The Chaldean Catholic Church
Picture of the Day: A Sanctuary in Damascus
Despite the violence that once enveloped them, Iraqi refugee children still find time to play. (photo: Spencer Osberg)
"We Stayed Open for the People"
Two Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena discuss how their congregation has helped ordinary Iraqis cope with the war.
Against the Current, Christians Find a Rock in Iraq
Vatican Radio describes the status of Ankawa, one of the spots bucking the downward trend in Iraqi Christian population.
Picture of the Day: Help for Iraqis
An altar server stands near a statue of Jesus in greater Stockholm's Syriac Catholic church. (photo: Magnus Aronson)
Picture of the Day: Healing in Hamdaniya
Nasrin Abdul-Ahad Aziz, 53, and her husband Tali Mati Nasser, left, have lost several family members as a result of ethnic and sectarian violence in Iraq. They now reside in Hamdaniya, Iraq. (photo: Safin Hamed)
Picture of the Day: Hailing Mary
An altar server stands near a statue of the Virgin Mary in greater Stockholm's Syriac Catholic church. (photo: Magnus Aronson)
Picture of the Day: Remnants of the Iraq War
An Iraqi mother holds her child near her home in Syria. (photo: Spencer Osberg)
Whatever Happened to Qaraqosh?
Father Elias Mallon discusses the historical context of an important town that you may not find on a map.
Picture of the Day: The Plight of Christians in Iraq
A parishioner leaves St. Elijah Church in Ankawa, a mostly Christian neighborhood outside Erbil, Kurdistan's capital and largest city. (photo: Safin Hamed)
Picture of the Day: A Special Girl
A photo of Sally, a young Iraqi Christian in Jordan, taken in April 2010. (photo: Gabriel Delmonaco)
Pope Expresses Solidarity with Christians in Iraq
Pope Benedict XVI has sent an ecumenical message of solidarity to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East.
Chaos and Courageous Questions
The National Catholic Register's Tim Drake spoke recently with Bashar Matti Warda, the Chaldean archbishop of Erbil in Northern Iraq
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Picture of the Day: Planting Seeds of Tolerance in Iraq's North
A man tosses seeds in the market of Qaraqosh. (photo: Safin Hamed/Metrography)
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Goodbye to a Dear Angel
(From CNEWA Connections March 2012)
Kids Helping Kids
(From CNEWA Connections AUGUST 2012)