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Chaldeans shocked by patriarch��Ƶapp removal of status

skorah@catholicregister.org (Susan Korah) — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:03:18 -0400

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid��Ƶapp recent decision to revoke the official status of Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako as the head of the Chaldean (Eastern-rite Catholic) Church of Iraq has left the country��Ƶapp dwindling Christian community and the entire worldwide diaspora deeply hurt, said Bishop Robert Saeed Jarjis.

Iraq president revokes decree that formally recognized Cardinal Sako as country's Chaldean patriarch

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:25:56 -0400

Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Cardinal Louis Sako has left his patriarchal residence in the capital, Baghdad, relocating to a monastery in the northern Kurdistan region after the president of Iraq recently revoked a decree that formally recognized him as Chaldean patriarch in the country.

Living the beatitudes can change the world, Pope Francis says in Iraq

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:55:16 -0500

BAGHDAD -- Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them.

'We stand by you', remain steadfast, Middle East Catholic leaders say to youth

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:38:49 -0500

SAN DIEGO – Catholic leaders of the Middle East cautioned that the very existence of Christians in the region is threatened, but their faithful continue “to bear witness to the Lord Jesus amid a turbulent world interrupted by mighty waves.”

Chaldean Catholic synod give alms for return of displaced Christians

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:02:09 -0400

DAHUK, Iraq – The Chaldean Catholic Church concluded a weeklong synod in Baghdad offering thanks to God for the return of numerous displaced Christians to their hometowns in the Ninevah Plain and for pastoral achievements in their dioceses.

Chaldeans take big step into global spotlight with new cardinal

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Mon, 28 May 2018 11:58:40 -0400

Roman Catholics are used to belonging to a global church, one that transcends borders, encompasses cultures and finds expression in all the languages of the world.

Time to be 'honest' in dialogue with Muslims, Chaldean archbishop says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:24:58 -0500

WASHINGTON – If Christians in the Middle East are going to be "honest" with their Muslim dialogue partners, said Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, Muslims will have to acknowledge that the persecution of Christians in the region did not start with the Islamic State's rise to power in 2014.

Dozens of immigration arrests stun Detroit's Chaldean Catholics

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:51:00 -0400

DETROIT, Mich. – Dozens of Chaldean Christians were arrested by federal immigration officials over the weekend in the Detroit metropolitan area, leaving the local Church community with sadness and frustration.