Iraqi Christians eye new year with hope and trepidation
January 24, 2022
The life of Christians on Iraq’s Nineveh Plains remains precarious, even though much progress has been made in the wake
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Christian home fire-bombed in Iraq
December 6, 2021
A bomb attack on the home of a Catholic shopkeeper in southern Iraq has been condemned by the head of the country’s largest Church, who has said that such attacks...
Iraq: Ankawa, home of the Christians, comes of age
October 19, 2021
The creation of ‘the biggest district of Christians in the Middle East’ has been warmly welcomed by Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Adiabene
Iraq’s extremists emboldened by Taliban takeover
September 24, 2021
The threat of Daesh and other extremists in Iraq has grown following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan
Iraq: Education brings hope
May 31, 2021
“Investment in knowledge yields the best returns” – the well-known words to this effect by Benjamin Franklin hold good for
Papal visit to Iraq’s largest Catholic town creates hope that Christians will return
March 25, 2021
Since 2003 all Iraqis have suffered the burdens of war: kidnapping, displacement, and death. This period, however, has been particularly
Aid to the Church in Need after papal visit to Iraq: “Hopefully this will motivate the international community to help”
March 10, 2021
ACN International was encouraged by the outcome of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, which ended on Monday. “The trip has
Iraqi priest: Pope and Grand Ayatollah are peacemakers
March 9, 2021
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Today, in a historic meeting, Pope Francis met one of Iraq’s most influential spiritual leaders for
Pope Francis received a copy of the appeal to pay the jizya, the jihadist poll tax that ISIS demanded from Christians in Iraq
March 8, 2021
On the flight to Iraq, Spanish journalist Eva Fernandez from the radio station COPE also gave the Holy Father several