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Full text: Pope Francis’ Angelus address in the Nineveh Plains
Here is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ Angelus address, delivered March 7, 2021, in Bakhdida (Qaraqosh), Iraq. Read more
Pope Francis to visit Iraqi cathedral burned by Islamic State
The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida was charred black inside after the Islamic State set it aflame after... Read more
Cathedral in Iraq's largest Christian town to be rebuilt in 2020
The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred black inside, five years after the Islamic State plundered and... Read more
Iraqi Christians have important mission of ‘forgiveness and reconciliation’
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin urged the Catholic population of northern Iraq to remain steadfast in their faith... Read more
On Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, a ten-year-old girl dares to dream again
Ten-year old Helda Khalid Jacob Hindi, a fifth-grader, is not at a loss for words. She is passionate about her... Read more
After years of exile, Dominican sisters return to Iraq's Nineveh Plain
After three years in exile from Iraq's Nineveh Plain while it was occupied by the Islamic State, the Dominican Sisters... Read more
Christians assess damage on Iraq's Nineveh plain, ravaged by ISIS
“I don't understand how people can harm each other so much,” sighs security guard Louis Petrus. Petrus recently returned to... Read more
Iraqi Christians who fled Islamic State share their story
The plight of Christians in the Middle East was the focus of an educational and fundraising event in Denver on... Read more
Iraqi nun's visa denial raises questions for US State Department
Sister Diana Momeka, a Catholic nun from Iraq, intended to visit the U.S. to talk about the persecution of religious... Read more
