Articles by Rody Sher
The Assyrian-Catholic bond: a model of unity despite differences
Nov 24, 2024 / 08:00 amMar Awa III of the Assyrian Church of the East called Francis’ decision to include St. Isaac of Nineveh in the Roman Martyrology a “very positive step.”
Iraqi Christians are leaving their homeland once again
Sep 8, 2024 / 06:00 amMany Iraqi Christians are fleeing the country seeking refuge in neighboring nations before heading to more distant destinations.
Bell rings out from Catholic cathedral in Mosul for the first time since ISIS occupation
Nov 15, 2022 / 08:25 amA church bell that was kept hidden by a Muslim family during the Islamic State’s occupation of Mosul rang out above St. Paul’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral on Sunday for the first time in eight years.
Iraqi Christians face uncertain future after eviction from ‘Virgin Mary compound’ in Baghdad
Oct 19, 2022 / 09:10 amThe Chaldean patriarch and an auxiliary bishop of Baghdad recently visited the Baghdad compound in an effort to find alternative shelter for families.
A Priest and Martyr for the Faith: The cause for the beatification of Father Ragheed Ganni
Aug 19, 2022 / 02:40 amIt has been fifteen years since the martyrdom of Father Ragheed Ganni, the Chaldean priest of the Holy Spirit parish and the secretary of the Bishop of Mosul, the martyr Archbishop Faraj Rahho. Father Ganni may soon be given the title ‘blessed.’