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April 6, 2017

Editorial: There's a ray of hope in northern Iraq

In northern Iraq, bishops representing three Christian churches have laid groundwork for thousands of Christians who were displaced by war to go home and rebuild their lives in the Nineveh Plain.

As civilian deaths mount in Mosul and as Pope Francis appeals to combatants to spare innocent lives in the “beloved Iraqi nation,” a small ray of hope has emerged not 85 km away in the city of Irbil.

Published in Editorial
May 7, 2015

Iraq without Christians is not Iraq, cardinal told

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, speaks with displaced Iraqis May 4 in Irbil, Iraq.

IRBIL, Iraq - The head of the Vatican's Congregation for Eastern Churches visited Iraq to convey Pope Francis' blessing and concern for Church officials and the displaced living and working in difficult circumstances.

Published in International
April 14, 2015

Cardinal says education is key to Iraqi refugees' recovery

Displaced Iraqi children stand in a classroom of a school used as a shelter in the city of Ramadi April 11. Educating children is the best way to help displaced Iraqi Christians recover from the traumatic experience of being chased from their homes by Is lamic State militants, said Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster after an April 11-12 visit to Irbil.

VATICAN CITY - Educating children is the best way to help displaced Iraqi Christians recover from the traumatic experience of being chased from their homes by Islamic State militants, said Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, after an April 11-12 visit to Irbil.

Published in International
August 22, 2014

Displaced Iraqis face daily struggle against desperation, boredom

People displaced by violence stand outside their tent at St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Ankawa, Iraq, Aug. 14. A typical day for many Iraqi Christians encamped at Ankawa, near Irbil, would probably involve another round of struggle against despe ration, frustration, anxiety, boredom and fear.

MANCHESTER, England - A typical day for many Iraqi Christians encamped at Ankawa, near Irbil, would probably involve another round of struggle against desperation, frustration, anxiety, boredom and fear.

Published in International