“The pope has thus expressed his closeness to the Christians of Iraq, he tells them they are not forgotten,”…
Iraq
Christian “guardians of faith”
Iraq has been fighting the Daesh war for more than three years. According to ACNUR, 3.2 million people have been affecte…
Election of Iraq’s new cardinal is a light for persecuted Christians
After Pope Francis’ announcement that Bishop Louis Raphael Sako will be named cardinal, the Patriarch said this ne…
Andraws, Christian in Qaraqosh: “Please, don’t lose hope”
Christians in Qaraqosh have reasons for hope. More than two years after the Daesh invasion, they’ve been able to r…
“Persecuted Christians in Iraq don’t consider themselves heroes, they did what they had to”
Christians from the Nineveh Plains celebrated Easter like this… in churches still burned by the Islamic State, lik…
A bakery in Qaraqosh, thanks to Wilson
Wilson is 32 years old and has been a baker for 10 years. After the arrival of Daesh in Qaraqosh, he had to flee the cit…
Rebuilding Iraq is in youth’s hands
The social, economic and cultural reconstruction of Iraq must go through new generations, through young people. This is …
10 years after his death, Bishop Rahho is an example for Iraqi Christians
In recent years the Iraqi church has had a large number of martyrs, “who have sacrificed their lives to defend the…
Dominican sisters of Teleskuf rebuild their monastery to take in displaced children
Sister Ilham tells how they had to flee Mosul to save their lives. Now, she finds herself with her community in Teleskuf…
Christians help Yazidis who are slaughtered by Daesh
The Christians in Iraq have not been the only victims of jihadist terrorism. In fact, the Yazidi minority, a pre-Islamic…