Chaldean Church
Chaldean patriarch returns to Baghdad after nine months of self-imposed exile amid political dispute
By Abby Sewell and Ali Jabar — April 12, 2024
BAGHDAD (AP) —Cardinal Louis Sako was welcomed warmly by a church packed with members of the country’s Christian minority as he led his first mass in Baghdad on Friday after returning the day before.
A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians
By Abby Sewell and Salar Salim — August 4, 2023
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The shrinking religious minority that was also violently targeted by al-Qaida before the rise of IS has been rocked by yet another crisis in the form of a political showdown between two influential Christian figures.
Chaldean Christians in the US, delighted with pope’s visit, say it comes too late
By Weam Namou — March 12, 2021
(RNS) — Some said the pope should have called for Christian Iraqis to be provided with compensation for their suffering and loss of property.
Chaldean archbishop urges Iraqi Catholics to stay and help rebuild
By Yonat Shimron — January 18, 2017
PARIS (RNS) Iraq’s Christian population has plummeted from about 1.5 million in 2003 to less than 300,000 last year.
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