CNA Staff, Jan 26, 2021 / 09:30 am (CNA).- Chaldean Catholics in Iraq are undertaking a three-day “Nineveh fast” this week to pray for peace and security in their country ahead of Pope Francis’ scheduled visit in March.
Cardinal Loui… […]
Rome Newsroom, Jan 21, 2021 / 08:15 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said on Thursday that he was praying for the victims of two suicide bombings in Baghdad, which took place less than two months before his scheduled visit to Iraq.
At least 32 people died… […]
CNA Staff, Jan 14, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).- A cardinal has called on Iraqi Catholics to pray at Sunday Masses that Pope Francis will be able to visit their country in March.
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, issued… […]
Rome Newsroom, Jan 13, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- More information has been released about the papal visit to Iraq, as Pope Francis expressed doubt this week about whether the trip would take place as planned in March.
In a television interview on Sunday… […]
Vatican City, Dec 11, 2020 / 05:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis urged Catholic charities Thursday to continue supporting embattled Christian minorities in Syria and Iraq.
He made the comment in a video message Dec. 10 to participants in an online meeting s… […]
Vatican City, Dec 7, 2020 / 05:55 am (CNA).- The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will travel to Iraq in March 2021. He will be the first pope to ever visit the country, which is still recovering from the devastation inflicted by the Islamic … […]
Legislation formally establishing international religious freedom as U.S. policy has been on the books since 1998, but some experts say the government has implemented it […]
A Chaldean Catholic priest from Iraq living in the US discusses his Church’s ancient liturgical tradition as well as the dangers faced by Middle East […]
I’d welcome a comprehensive, factual explanation from our leaders of what America is doing abroad and of why, in the leaders’ estimate, it’s necessary and […]
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