Vatican news Founded in 2015, Erbil Catholic University, located in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, provides education, scholarships and support to Iraqi minority groups who suffered under ISIS. By Joseph Tulloch In 2014, the so-called Islamic State invaded northern Iraq, seizing large swaths of territory. The invasion led to massive displacement, including of minority…
Vatican news In this week’s news from the Churches of the East, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, Christians celebrate the feast of St. Matthew in Iraq and Eastern Rite bishops in Europe hold their annual meeting. This week’s news from the Orient: Party at Mar Mattai On September 17, hundreds of faithful gathered at…
Vatican news In the Erbil suburb of Ankawa, Catholic, Orthodox and Assyrian Christians are jointly preparing for celebrations of the Feast of the Cross on September 14, as communities rebuild their lives together after the violence in Iraq. By Federico Piana A historic moment in Erbil, northern Iraq. In Ankawa, a suburb of the capital…
Vatican news The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad issues a message on the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State’s takeover of Iraq, calling on Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders to unite their voices against the extremism and hatred fueling the ongoing wars in the Middle East. By Lisa Zengarini As Iraq marks the 10th anniversary of…
Vatican news At the end of their annual synod in Baghdad, Iraqi bishops expressed their deep concern about the impact of the war in Gaza on the entire region and reaffirmed the two-state solution as the only path to lasting peace. By Lisa Zengarini As the war in Gaza threatens to spread further and engulf…
Vatican news Ten years after the devastation wreaked by ISIS in the historic region of Upper Mesopotamia, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul speaks to Vatican News about a careful rebuilding of trust among the region’s people. By Delphine Allaire In June 2014, Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq were captured by the Islamic…
Vatican news In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, there are elections in India, the solemnity of Corpus Christi is celebrated in the East and the martyrs of Damascus will soon be saints . This week's Oriental News: Elections in India Tuesday June 4, the BJP, the party…
Vatican news In this week's news from the Churches of the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Patriarch Pizzaballa visits the Catholic parish of Gaza, Cairo sees a cultural venue reopen and Mosul takes a few steps towards normality. This week's Oriental News: Visit of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Gaza The Latin Patriarch…
Vatican news In this week's news from the Churches of the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, the Armenian faithful organize four days of demonstrations, Lebanon celebrates the feast of Saint Charbel and three monks found a new monastery in Iraq . This week's Oriental News: Demonstrations in Armenia Several streets in Yerevan have…
Vatican news Every week we offer you news from the Eastern Churches, in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient. This week's Oriental News: Destruction of Armenian heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh The destruction of Armenian heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh continues. Satellite images from April 4 show the total destruction of St. John the Baptist Church, known as the Kanatch Jam…