<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:03:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Kirkuk</category><category>Sako</category><category>Warduni</category><category>Mosul</category><category>Nona</category><category>Sleiman</category><category>Giordania</category><category>Rifugiati</category><category>Rapimento</category><category>Abduction</category><category>Alessandro Ciquera</category><category>Mar Joseph III Younan</category><category>Refugees</category><category>Babel College</category><category>Baghdad</category><category>Iracheni cristiani</category><category>Najim</category><category>Syriac Catholic Church</category><category>ACE</category><category>ACOE</category><category>Ad Melkert</category><category>Al-Jamil</category><category>Alqas Musa</category><category>Awad</category><category>Baghdida</category><category>Basra</category><category>Beylouni</category><category>Caldea</category><category>Chahda</category><category>De-ba&#39;athification</category><category>Emanuel Shaleta</category><category>Faraj P. 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Il lavoro dell’Iniziativa dei Cristiani di Oriente</title><atom:summary type="text">By AcistampaAndrea Gagliarducci&amp;nbsp;È andato con l’Iniziativa Cristiano di Oriente, di cui è presidente, ed ha cercato di comprendere cosa si può fare. Ha sottolineato che c’è bisogno di sostegno politico, progetti economici, educativi e sociali e preghiere. Il vescovo di Linz Manfred Scheuer ha condiviso la sua esperienza in Iraq, in visita nella regione della Piana di Ninive che, dopo </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/un-viaggio-in-iraq-per-ricostruire-il.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7266770005770533765</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:41:00.113+02:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq: card. Sako, “se la situazione resta invariata il 90% dei cristiani rimasti emigrerà”</title><atom:summary type="text">By AgenSIR&amp;nbsp;- Facebook“I cristiani in Iraq non sono una presenza occasionale, né ospiti sulla loro terra, ma un popolo autoctono e parte integrante della storia dell’Iraq e della regione”. Lo afferma il cardinale caldeo emerito Louis Raphael Sako in una riflessione, inviata al Sir, dedicata al futuro della presenza cristiana nel Paese.&amp;nbsp;Nel testo, il porporato richiama il contributo </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/28-iraq-card-sako-se-la-situazione.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5902557121613051190</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:39:00.120+02:00</atom:updated><title> Syriac patriarch: Planned synodal meeting ‘unlawful’</title><atom:summary type="text">By The Pillar&amp;nbsp;- Syriac Catholic church patriarchate&amp;nbsp;September 28, 2026An Eastern Catholic patriarch said Monday that a meeting called for bishops of the Syriac Catholic Church to vote on his potential removal is unlawful.In a statement released Sept. 28, Ignatius Youssef III Younan said that since he had already issued a convocation of the sui iuris Church’s synod, an attempt by Syriac </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/28-syriac-patriarch-planned-synodal.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolqdy4-R76zfG6jLeVDN5HTiBQjKwVbEgw8R1k2NIMgC-H9Qq30zHSJ-l-9_9i5J69eE8G4UeVKQssPBOtwLSbcvBGd52c8xiqWMr0iEjXOuzu4R6IuWvVEHnDV0sCCmKFeBgipOgc7XWPgEpMZ0zPgokZZNdVUGKGbkBrdZONUjJzvZkOIyy/s72-w450-h640-c/cb934a11-9b1e-4f43-aa0d-724e4b642a47_900x1280.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3028155745372193109</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:37:00.114+02:00</atom:updated><title> For Iraq’s Christians, Archbishop Warda says long-term stability requires jobs</title><atom:summary type="text">By EWTN NewsGeorgena HabbabaSeptember 27, 2026For Christians in Iraq, remaining in their historic homeland increasingly depends not only on security but also on whether younger generations can find meaningful work and build stable lives, according to Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil.
In an interview with ACI MENA, the Arabic-language sister service of EWTN News, Warda said </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/27-for-iraqs-christians-archbishop.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7769952532907024386</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:35:00.110+02:00</atom:updated><title> Patriarch says Vatican prefect, Syriac bishop coordinated ‘rebellion’</title><atom:summary type="text">By The PillarSeptember 23, 2026&amp;nbsp;The patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church told The Pillar Tuesday that a Vatican cardinal is behind a recent papal law allowing Eastern Catholic Church leaders to be deposed, and behind the efforts in his own Church to see him dismissed from his position.Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan is the first leader of an Eastern Catholic Church to face the </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/23-patriarch-says-vatican-prefect.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8751873391510457359</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:33:00.115+02:00</atom:updated><title> Il Patriarcato siriaco nega le accuse contro Younan dopo il tentativo di destituirlo</title><atom:summary type="text">By Infovaticana - Patriarcato siro-cattolico&amp;nbsp;- The Pillar22 settembre 2026Il Patriarcato Siro-Cattolico di Antiochia ha respinto le accuse rivolte contro il patriarca Ignazio Giuseppe III Younan, dopo che un gruppo di vescovi ha attivato la procedura prevista dalla nuova legislazione di Leone XIV per promuovere la sua destituzione. In un comunicato datato 17 settembre a Beirut, il </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/22-il-patriarcato-siriaco-nega-le.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6683674097024172018</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:31:00.170+02:00</atom:updated><title>Syriac patriarchate denounces ‘lies’ after bishops move to remove patriarch</title><atom:summary type="text">By The Pillar - Syriac Catholic church patriarchateSeptember 21, 2026&amp;nbsp;The Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch said in a statement Thursday that a gathering of the Eastern Church’s synod had already been called by the Church’s patriarch, before bishops called for a special session to vote on removing the patriarch.
The statement followed speculation that Patriarch Ignace Youssif III </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/21-syriac-patriarchate-denounces-lies.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5993185049271572931</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:29:00.111+02:00</atom:updated><title>Primo caso di Mutua Concordia: i vescovi siriaci promuovono la destituzione del loro patriarca</title><atom:summary type="text">By Infovaticana&amp;nbsp;17 Settembre 2026La riforma con cui Leone XIV ha permesso ai sinodi delle Chiese cattoliche orientali di promuovere la destituzione dei propri patriarchi ha già il suo primo caso. I vescovi della Chiesa cattolica siriaca hanno avviato la procedura contro il patriarca Ignace Youssif III Younan, dopo diversi anni di tensioni per il governo di questa Chiesa orientale.
La </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/17-primo-caso-di-mutua-concordia-i.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4458175050504734735</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-28T22:27:00.116+02:00</atom:updated><title>Siro-cattolici, l&#39;assist del Papa per rimuovere il patriarca</title><atom:summary type="text">By La Nuova Bussola QuotidianaNico Spuntoni
15 settembre 2026
Sono bastate due settimane al motu proprio Mutua Concordia per provocare reazioni. Come avevamo spiegato, la mossa del Papa per le Chiese orientali interessa soprattutto al patriarcato siro-cattolico di Antiochia, che ha sede in Libano.Al suo interno, infatti, si sta combattendo da tempo un braccio di ferro tra il patriarca Ignace </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/15-siro-cattolici-lassist-del-papa-per.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7058467865015968881</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-08T16:10:00.110+02:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq: card. Sako, “il dialogo cristiano-islamico è un dialogo di destino e di futuro”</title><atom:summary type="text">By AgenSIR5 settembre 2026“Adottare una moderna Costituzione civile che distingua tra religione e Stato. Consolidare il rispetto reciproco tra le religioni. Promuovere i valori umani e nazionali condivisi. Vigilare sul discorso religioso e contrastare l’incitamento all’odio e il fanatismo e, infine, introdurre la storia delle religioni nei programmi scolastici”: sono le cinque proposte del card. </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/iraq-card-sako-il-dialogo-cristiano.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-565938549185684696</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-31T18:20:00.114+02:00</atom:updated><title>Chiese orientali: Sinodi potranno rimuovere patriarchi in caso di divisioni</title><atom:summary type="text">By Asia News30 agosto 2026Papa Leone XIV ha pubblicato ieri una lettera apostolica in forma di motu proprio intitolato Mutua concordia con il quale ha introdotto una nuova disciplina per le Chiese Orientali che tocca molto da vicino alcune comunità cattoliche dell’Asia. Il provvedimento mira ad affrontare i casi di grave e irrimediabile rottura dei rapporti tra un patriarca e il Sinodo dei </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/30-chiese-orientali-sinodi-potranno.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8213812810542798573</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-31T18:19:00.125+02:00</atom:updated><title>Gugerotti: cristiani d&#39;Oriente a rischio estinzione, la speranza è nell&#39;unità</title><atom:summary type="text">By Vatican News28 agosto 2026“Una palingenesi” che unisce Oriente e Occidente cristiani, necessaria per far rinascere la speranza soprattutto dinanzi al rischio di estinzione, alle minacce, alla violenza che non fanno intravedere una via d’uscita. A sottolinearlo è il cardinale Claudio Gugerotti, prefetto del Dicastero per le Chiese Orientali, nel suo intervento al Meeting di Rimini, lo scorso 24</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/28-gugerotti-cristiani-doriente-rischio.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-9055148005643953775</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-31T18:18:00.112+02:00</atom:updated><title> Dopo una pausa di cinque anni, il Patriarca Nona presiede una riunione del Consiglio dei Vescovi Cattolici in Iraq</title><atom:summary type="text">By Patriarcato caldeo28 agosto 2026
Sua Beatitudine il Patriarca Mar Paolus III Nona, ha presieduto questa mattina, venerdì 28 agosto 2026, una riunione del Consiglio dei Vescovi Cattolici in Iraq, cinque anni dopo l&#39;ultima riunione del 2021, quando i vescovi si preparavano alla storica visita del compianto Papa Francesco in Iraq.
Il consiglio ha rilasciato una dichiarazione, il cui testo </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/28-dopo-una-pausa-di-cinque-anni-il.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5WkeX8FQnls_LV0KrLpPjwBSpyW8kkwe1kWaNWOmlMUnLwx1C2gLnJjTmSZhNicFgUy72PtoMg90Onfwt3Q9dWTTWJUZU4ViUQmJUmydgHxYYUfrd7vmCSvk-WyhjXmFawNua4hyphenhyphenxudPzBRLSrKE31IjGzt1o7Sh8AsvHQeBCDlbyKWvQGY3/s72-w640-h480-c/IMG-20260829-WA0001-1536x1152.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1517937219555924358</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-31T18:17:00.114+02:00</atom:updated><title> Iraq: card. Sako ai cristiani, “siate fieri della vostra identità. La vostra presenza non è una concessione, ma un diritto”</title><atom:summary type="text">By AgenSIR25 agosto 2026&amp;nbsp;I cristiani iracheni sono chiamati a riaffermare il loro ruolo nella società e a respingere ogni logica settaria che ne limiti la piena partecipazione alla vita del Paese. È quanto scrive il card. Louis Raphael Sako, patriarca emerito di Baghdad dei Caldei, in una riflessione, pervenuta al Sir, dedicata alla presenza e alla missione dei cristiani in Iraq. Il </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/25-iraq-card-sako-ai-cristiani-siate.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1179726671367683349</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-31T18:16:00.107+02:00</atom:updated><title>Chaldean Patriarch Nona visits historic Syriac Orthodox Mor Mattai Monastery in Nineveh Plains, reaffirms Christian unity</title><atom:summary type="text">By Syriac PressAugust 24, 2026In a gesture reaffirming Christian unity, ecumenical cooperation, and the fraternal bonds between Churches, Chaldean Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona visited the historic Syriac Orthodox Mor Mattai Monastery on Mount Maqloub in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.&amp;nbsp;Patriarch Nona was accompanied by Chaldean Archbishop of Arba’ilo (Erbil) Mar Bashar Matti Warda.&amp;nbsp;They were </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/24-chaldean-patriarch-nona-visits.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__W2I6mMTNHeayn0-eJ-oe1ftsdH4lAdNNPhPA0tyOml10vSZCU3NxG2nIXf1H9Zy7mibIWrRCTnVl9lzHQ9Qn8MhCUU1EUYIkAps2vygr5aczu3NVpjh7oksG5b1mnBaYyR_BEembdRd_9qjKcw92yVhETWsGKR6xbqD4ag6UHKKI9Z878DY/s72-w640-h300-c/1_20260823_044753_0000.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7522531865038946977</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-31T18:15:00.112+02:00</atom:updated><title>For the first time since his enthronement, Patriarch Nona presides over an evangelical diaconal ordination in Armota</title><atom:summary type="text">By Syriac PressAugust 22, 2026Patriarch of the Chaldean Church Mar Paulos III Nona presided Friday, 21 August 2026, for the first time since his enthronement as patriarch, over the Divine Liturgy and the evangelical diaconal ordination of seminarian Mifan Nazem of the Chaldean Archdiocese of Arba’ilo (Erbil) at the Church of the Virgin Mary in the Suraye (Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian) town of Armota,</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/22-for-first-time-since-his.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpe3IsaVBVUQpjE_b3YV3V2lxtmKHngAYN-tn81yYBay-QlYRvErpLpS_iFTR0TuwSLKwr83yiyJYdcb317EDLWuFRRWqCsuPzXrA9xq4AJ3TAzx5SNPJqnozAZuWpP45LecmOJmmQyqq9NKInD5KUTzljl6wsQSdQkC0hBlcM16gNT4Y-IIgG/s72-w640-h426-c/11_20260821_232727_0010.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6549875947845493461</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-15T10:04:00.107+02:00</atom:updated><title>“Io, suora, vi racconto quando l’Isis invase la Piana di Ninive”</title><atom:summary type="text">By La Nuova Bussola QuotidianaElisa Gestri14 agosto 2026Nella notte tra il 6 e il 7 agosto 2014 centinaia di estremisti islamici dell&#39;Isis (letteralmente Stato Islamico della Siria e dell&#39;Iraq) invasero la Piana di Ninive, nel nord dell&#39;Iraq, e costrinsero gli oltre centomila abitanti – in massima parte cristiani e appartenenti ad altre minoranze religiose – ad evacuare in massa i villaggi </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/io-suora-vi-racconto-quando-lisis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3130736863685459282</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-15T10:03:00.113+02:00</atom:updated><title>Iraqi Christian woman wins landmark court ruling restoring official religious identity</title><atom:summary type="text">By Syriac PressAugust 6, 2026An Iraqi Christian woman has successfully challenged her official religious classification after being registered as a Muslim in government records.&amp;nbsp;The ruling, which was upheld by Iraq’s Court of Cassation, has been welcomed by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, a global legal advocacy organization that defends religious freedom.&amp;nbsp;The </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/iraqi-christian-woman-wins-landmark.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4896986066211377294</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-11T17:21:00.114+02:00</atom:updated><title> «Il ritorno dei cristiani nella loro terra: una grande sfida che l’Iraq deve affrontare»</title><atom:summary type="text">By L&#39;Osservatore RomanoFederico Piana10 agosto 2026La preoccupazione per i giovani che hanno perso del tutto la speranza nel futuro dell’Iraq, l’instabilità della regione con le tensioni per il conflitto tra Stati Uniti ed Iran, il dolore per i cristiani che continuano ad emigrare abbandonando case e terreni. Ma nei pensieri di Polis III Nona non c’è solo questo. Nel cuore del nuovo patriarca di </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/10-il-ritorno-dei-cristiani-nella-loro.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7849324159452500140</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-08-11T17:20:00.109+02:00</atom:updated><title>Seizure of land belonging to Mar Girgis Monastery renews debate over Christian property rights in Iraq</title><atom:summary type="text">By Syriac PressJuly 22, 2026The seizure of portions of the land belonging to the Monastery of Mar Girgis (St. George’s Monastery) in the Ba’awera area east of Mosul has once again brought the long-standing issue of land seizures, Christian property rights, Church endowments, and the ancestral lands of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people in Iraq into the spotlight.The dispute comes as the Iraqi </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/seizure-of-land-belonging-to-mar-girgis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2978108457877455263</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-07-22T22:49:00.174+02:00</atom:updated><title>Sako: dall’Isis al papa in Iraq, i miei 13 anni da patriarca caldeo</title><atom:summary type="text">By Asia News21 luglio 2026L’ascesa dello Stato islamico con il suo carico di sangue, devastazioni e morte; il ritiro del decreto presidenziale che ne riconosceva l’autorità patriarcale, una ferita ancora aperta; l’esodo dei cristiani che, in 20 anni, ha ridotto a un terzo la popolazione originaria dell’Iraq. Ancora, il viaggio apostolico di papa Francesco nel marzo 2021, quando il mondo si stava </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7060265018917140990</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-07-22T22:48:00.175+02:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq lists ancient Al-Aqiser church for urgent restoration</title><atom:summary type="text">By&amp;nbsp;Shafaq NewsJune 27, 2026The 1,500-year-old Al-Aqiser Church, one of Iraq&#39;s oldest surviving Christian churches, has been placed on Iraq&#39;s list of priority restoration sites as climate change and years of neglect continue to accelerate its deterioration.During a 2025 inspection, a technical committee from Iraq&#39;s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities classified the church among </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/iraq-lists-ancient-al-aqiser-church-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-mVW2xVDJIPGb6K_BFKgEOTj_ZX0OSEDpeYeRJoaYDa96aBbQIRLxNa0SxgdlvcZvL_X9hNTh4GBm9eF0F3xxHDK5ThfhQcrFCrkVCoP3rXCoQ8i1OZ8OhPHDKUGHMGb1TAFVxlV-lL8GXrrTi0xpt_YqFND7NuqcryviGQIwMRiKPiZpKKM/s72-w400-h266-c/1782512743926.webp" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3912740011985709308</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-07-22T22:47:00.178+02:00</atom:updated><title>Patriarch to ACN: Christians need to have trust before returning to Iraq</title><atom:summary type="text">By Aid to the Church in NeedJohn Burger 
  July 21, 2026Head of the Chaldean Church reveals what he discussed in recent meeting with Iraq’s prime minister.Eleven years after jihadists forced him to leave his homeland, the newly-elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Church heard a promise directly from Iraq’s prime minister: Iraqis who choose to return to the country will receive the gift of a new </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/patriarch-to-acn-christians-need-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8354665899768654357</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-07-11T19:05:00.110+02:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq offers housing plots to returnee Christians</title><atom:summary type="text">By Shafaq NewsPhoto Chaldean Patriarchate&amp;nbsp;Iraq is offering new incentives to encourage the return of Christian families who left the country during years of turmoil, including access to the nationwide “One-Million Residential Land Plot” initiative, Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi disclosed on Saturday.During a meeting in Baghdad with Chaldean Catholic Church head Patriarch Mar Paulus III Nona </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/iraq-offers-housing-plots-to-returnee.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk5kqJJHhjeLaJM25zfO743Ik8rAybX77i24c7NqRyo9F2O5xazEaJkamgCGPvAxjrfjkZnAEBXU8-QkopmPccDEmFk2rw8Mt8Hrvh3m4nYGG87d1Uf1aK4afjyjcK9R8jDiH2ai5Tdy9q_vqwh-uBT4sHbGoHCXJliZDXe0vy-TLCoU6DGf3/s72-w321-h400-c/745010840_1339509524455889_7519653456802555978_n.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2511159289853197734</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:47:16 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-07-09T15:47:16.369+02:00</atom:updated><title>Il Papa ai giovani dell&#39;Iraq: «Siate testimoni della luce, per costruire un futuro di pace»</title><atom:summary type="text">By AvvenireIrene Funghi8 luglio 2026Per Prevost, costruire la pace non è un&#39;opzione. E non solo non lo è dalla comodità di chi da lontano guarda agli scenari di guerra, ma anche per chi si trova nella condizione di «non essere in grado di controllare» la propria «situazione o le sfide che» è chiamato «ad affrontare».In un videomessaggio rivolto ai giovani riuniti ad Erbil, in Iraq, per l&#39;Ankawa </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/il-papa-ai-giovani-delliraq-siate.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/COI5mhqnosg/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item></channel></rss>