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Iraqi Christians embark on ‘Nineveh Fast’, call for global peace

Patriarch Sako urged believers to implore God's guidance for world leaders to seek peaceful resolutions rather than resorting to conflic

Church destroyed by ISIS in Iraq completely restored 10 years later

The Latin Church, whose official name in Arabic is al-Saa’a, was established in 1873 as the center of the Dominican presence in Iraq

Iraq archbishop calls for prayers after tragic wedding fire

While Iraq is predominantly Muslim, Nineveh Plains are historically Christian and are home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities

‘The Church never abandoned its people’

“I remember this period as one of the most tough periods of my life,” said the cardinal in an interview with Vatican News

Iraq’s Garden of Eden now ‘like a desert’

The reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall

Kurdish Iraqi farmer sprouts online advice, green awareness

The farmer posts videos on protecting fruit trees, dealing with insects and helping people get more from their farms

Fall of Kabul reminds Iraqi bishop of ‘tragic fate of Mosul’...

The bishop is worried that what happened in Afghanistan this week could happen in Iraq if the Americans would suddenly leave

Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened’ by Baghdad market bombing

The pope offered his condolences to the families and friends of those who died in an explosion at the al-Wuhailat market

Pope Francis to make risky trip to Iraq in early March

Iraq’s small Christian population suffered particular hardships when Islamic State militants controlled large parts of the country

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