The Catholic Register

Syriac Catholic Church reestablishes diocese in northern Iraq

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:25:14 -0400

BERUIT -- To support the faithful and encourage them to stay in their homeland, the Syriac Catholic Church has reestablished a diocese for the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Iraqi priest rebuilds church in war-torn Mosul, hopes returning Christians will follow

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 07:05:17 -0500

MOSUL, Iraq (CNS) -- Christians are cautiously returning to Mosul, the once-bustling Iraqi city that for three years was the capital of the caliphate established by the Islamic State group.

Aid to Church in Need helps Iraqi Christians return home

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:23:18 -0500

MONTREAL – Now that the military in Iraq has declared ISIS defeated, about 30,000 Christians have returned to their villages in the Nineveh Plains with help from Aid to the Church in Need.

Iraqi-Kurdish war could be deadly for Christians, warns adviser

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:34:54 -0400

LIVERPOOL, England – Two millennia of Christianity in Iraq could be wiped out completely if war breaks out between Iraqi forces and Kurdish nationalists, warned a U.S. adviser to the Chaldean Catholic Church.