Tag: Iraq
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