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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Pope Francis Returns Historic Prayer Book Saved from Islamic State to the Nineveh Plains
Pope Francis was presented with the restored liturgical text by a small delegation in the library of the Apostolic Palace a few weeks before his trip to Iraq.
Full Text: Pope Francis Offers Angelus Address in the Nineveh Plains
The church where the pope met the local Christians was recently completely restored after it was burned by the Islamic State.
Pope Francis in the Nineveh Plains: ‘Terrorism and Death Never Have the Last Word’
Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with the local Christians, and added that he was grateful for the courage of mothers and all women in Iraq, praying that women in Iraq will be respected, protected, and provided with opportunities.
Return or Go Extinct: 5 Things That Must Change Now for Iraq’s Christians
NEWS ANALYSIS: A new report from Aid to the Church in Need makes clear Christians need to see fundamental changes now to start thriving and to stem their continuing departure from their homeland.
Christian Worship Returns to Iraq’s Nineveh Plain
Christian liturgies are being celebrated again in the Church of Mar Korkeis, after Bashiqa was taken back by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters Nov. 7.
‘What Is Going on Behind the Headlines’
Catholic journalist and photographer Jeff Gardner discusses how the Picture Christians Project puts faces to persecution.
