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December 11, 2015

Iraqi patriarch says Christian persecution has reached 'critical, violent' point

Migrants walk along at sunset after crossing into Hungary from the border with Serbia near Roszke, Hungary, Aug. 29.

ROME - The survival of Christianity in the Middle East has reached such a critical point that the chances of dialogue and reconciliation in the region are being threatened, said Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad.

Published in International
August 18, 2014

Cardinal, patriarch call for international action to liberate Iraq

Children flee violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar, Iraq. Cardinal Fernando Filoni said international action is necessary to guarantee the possibility of survival in Iraq.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' personal envoy to the suffering people of Iraq joined the Chaldean Catholic patriarch in launching an appeal to the international community Aug. 18, pleading for help to liberate villages controlled by the Islamic State terrorists and to provide the displaced with international protection.

Published in International