From the Nineveh Plain: Iraqi Christians Focus on Light in the Darkness
COMMENTARY: One beautiful sign of hope is the opening of a new church in Erbil, where the first Masses were to be celebrated at Christmas.
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Archbishop Warda: World Will See ‘Joyful People’ of Iraq When Pope Francis Visits This Week
In just over three days, Pope Francis is scheduled to travel 900 miles within Iraq, meeting with political leaders, prominent Muslim clerics, Christians, and become the first pope in history to visit the Middle Eastern country.
Archbishop Warda: Pope Francis’ 2021 Visit to Iraq Will Bring Much-Needed Hope
Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda said the first-ever visit by a pope is eagerly awaited by a people that continues to feel the effects of the Islamic State’s campaign to eradicate the country’s 2,000-year-old Christian presence.
Archbishop Warda and Iraq's Christians Denounce BBC Documentary for Omissions
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda said the documentary’s failure to discuss the plight of Iraq’s persecuted minorities ‘is tantamount to showing we do not matter and should have no voice.’
Archbishop Warda and Iraq's Christians Denounce BBC Documentary for Omissions
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda said the documentary’s failure to discuss the plight of Iraq’s persecuted minorities ‘is tantamount to showing we do not matter and should have no voice.’
Amid Protests, Iraqi Archbishop Calls for ‘Equal Rights and Dignity’ for Christians
Pope Francis met with Iraq’s president Barham Salih on Saturday to discuss the need for stability in the country’s future, as well as the importance of Christians to maintaining the “social fabric” of Iraq.
Archbishop Warda: US-Iran Tensions Threaten Iraq's Christian Communities
Archbishop Warda said his Catholic community in Iraqi Kurdistan is tired of war and its tragic consequences saying, “They have continually suffered far too much and can no longer face an unknown future."
Among the Ruins of Iraq, Christians’ Faith Burns Brightly
‘There is a kind of feeling that they cannot express,’ Archbishop Bashar Warda said, ‘but they at least feel relaxed in a way that even if, God forbid, something would happen, they are in safe hands.’
