New convent in Batnaya beckons Christians to return to Iraq
January 23, 2023
The reconstruction of totally destroyed St Joseph Dominican sisters' convent in Batnaya, Iraq is a sign of that faith
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Iraq: Batnaya’s Resurrection Day
April 25, 2022
Batnaya (Iraq) became the worst damaged of the Christian towns and villages in the historic Nineveh Plains.
Iraq: Batnaya is back
March 6, 2020
A massive programme has just received the go ahead to help revive a Christian village in Iraq, which was almost completely razed to the ground after being seized by Daesh...
Batnaya: the town in the Plains of Nineveh destructed by Islamists rises again
February 19, 2020
Batnaya, Iraq, once home to 950 Chaldean Catholic families, was devastated by ISIS. After liberation, only 10 of 977 houses were undamaged. A return seemed impossible.
A Friend, a shepherd, a witness: ACN remembers Iraqi bishop
June 26, 2025
Bishop Thabet Habib Yousif Mansor Almako played a key role during the most difficult years for Christians in Iraq
“We want to be treated as Iraqi citizens, because we are people of this country”
March 29, 2023
Twenty years after the fall of the regime led by Saddam Hussein, Christians in Iraq continue to fight for their
ACN calls on international community to help Iraq attain stability and economic development
May 11, 2022
After years helping, ACN is issuing an urgent call to the international community to help guarantee peace and stability in Iraq.
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
Iraq – Popular demonstrations a source of hope for change
April 1, 2020
Mgr Najeeb Michaeel Moussa, Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, speaks to ACN about the situation of Christians in Iraq before COVID-19.