<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:29:47 +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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Dall’inizio dei raid israelo-americani contro l’Iran, il 28 febbraio scorso, i missili solcano anche i cieli iracheni. «Nella Piana di Ninive, a Bartella come a Qaraqosh, ci troviamo sulla via fra Mossul e Erbil: è di fatto </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/04/iraq-tra-mossul-e-erbil-una-pasqua.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5091787911024045591</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-04T21:44:00.108+02:00</atom:updated><title>Viaggio in Siria e Iraq, dove la Pasqua si celebra a porte chiuse. «Credere, nonostante tutto»</title><atom:summary type="text">By Avvenire - EWTNIrene Funghi, Agnese Palmucci
  «A Damasco, tra timori di islamizzazione, minacce e stanchezza latente»Nelle ferite aperte della Siria i riti della Settimana Santa e di Pasqua si fanno strada, pur rimanendo confinati nel perimetro degli edifici religiosi. La decisione di limitarne lo svolgimento nelle chiese è arrivata il 29 marzo assieme alla condanna da parte dei patriarchi </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/04/viaggio-in-siria-e-iraq-dove-la-pasqua.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-642299246312938989</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-04T21:41:00.105+02:00</atom:updated><title>Iraqi Christians: Living in the Shadow of the Cross</title><atom:summary type="text">By Aid to the Church in NeedApril 3, 2026&amp;nbsp;

</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/04/iraqi-christians-living-in-shadow-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/FB2vx7aznK0/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-795812006368477965</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-04T21:40:01.445+02:00</atom:updated><title>Security fears prompt changes to Holy Week and Easter celebrations in Iraq</title><atom:summary type="text">By EWTN NewsGeorgena HabbabaMarch 25, 2026The war unfolding in the Middle East and the security challenges accompanying it have affected how Iraqi Christians will observe Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and the feast of Easter this year.The Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul and its dependencies called on the faithful to reflect deeply on the true meaning of the feast and on the One it commemorates, </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/04/security-fears-prompt-changes-to-holy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7232607828434467212</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-03T19:30:00.111+02:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq: card. Sako, “Amatevi con il cuore. L’unico antidoto a un mondo diviso”</title><atom:summary type="text">By AgenSIR - Patriarcato Caldeo2 aprile 2026“Il comandamento dell’amore consegnato da Gesù nell’Ultima Cena come testamento spirituale rimane oggi l’urgenza più grande per la Chiesa e per il mondo”. A ribadirlo in una sua riflessione in vista della Pasqua è il card. Louis Raphael Sako, già patriarca caldeo, diffusa attraverso i canali patriarcali. In una società segnata da “divisioni, conflitti, </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/04/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-836424838569105764</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-03T19:25:47.623+02:00</atom:updated><title>In his Farewell Message Jesus says: “Love each another with your heart!”</title><atom:summary type="text">By Chaldean PatriarchateAprile 2, 2026Cardinal Louis Raphael SakoOur world is going through an extremely difficult situation:  divisions, conflicts, wars, and fears, along with the distortion of truth on social media and through artificial intelligence under pseudonyms. Yet Jesus affirms that love is a real value that affects life and strengthens relationships and peace. When people truly love </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/04/in-his-farewell-message-jesus-says-love.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-9166299269099110147</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-26T15:36:46.273+01:00</atom:updated><title>Zakho Chaldean Catholic Eparchy Offers Condolences to PM Barzani Over Peshmerga Casualties</title><atom:summary type="text">By Kurdistan 24The Zakho Chaldean Catholic Eparchy has extended its condolences to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the people of the Kurdistan Region following the recent killing and injury of Peshmerga fighters.In an official letter, on Thursday, the Eparchy expressed its “deepest condolences” to the families of the fallen and wounded members of the Peshmerga forces, as well as to all </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/zakho-chaldean-catholic-eparchy-offers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6387166231024647612</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-26T15:24:14.047+01:00</atom:updated><title>I hope that the next Patriarch will be</title><atom:summary type="text">By Chaldean PatrirarchateCardinal Louis Raphael SakoI write these wishes based on what I have personally experienced over 13 years.I hope that the next Patriarch will be a man of God, filled with the Spirit of God, which will help him speak in God’s name, listen to His inspiration, and transform it into moments of prayer, contemplation, and generous service of love. May he be in harmony with the </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/i-hope-that-next-patriarch-will-be.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3115255025838952878</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-24T19:28:52.276+01:00</atom:updated><title>‘Solidarity is more than just a concept’ — Warda looks to future for Chaldean Catholic Church</title><atom:summary type="text">By The PillarChaldean Catholics were surprised this month, when the Eastern Catholic Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako saw his resignation accepted March 10 by Pope Leo XIV.Sako told Catholics that he had resigned “so that I could devote myself quietly to prayer, writing, and simple service.” But the patriarch’s resignation came at the same time as that of the embattled San Diego </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/solidarity-is-more-than-just-concept.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2747714085747847240</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-24T18:47:00.108+01:00</atom:updated><title>Aram Pano, sacerdote de Irak: una vocación de la guerra</title><atom:summary type="text">By Fondacion CARFFotografia Patriarcado Caldeo&amp;nbsp;Aram Pano, sacerdote iraquí de 38 años, y que cursó estudios de Comunicación en la Universidad Pontificia de la Santa Cruz, en Roma hace cuatro años. Descubrió su vocación de sacerdote durante la Segunda Guerra del Golfo: una llamada a servir, que nació en medio de la guerra.Gerardo Ferrara, responsable de alumnado en la PUSC, entrevistó a Aram </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/aram-pano-sacerdote-de-irak-una.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/AVvXsEjNqG_Jj7aemaRT5xsdp4lI4RiXd8msUFIa05kKl8_OqhPGNDjmRWMs9WtbL1rVTLNJ-dPsNvU3m6gaO-wkEs1qlvDt6sWJhe5FWIgxkwKbHYdEpoNLGVk6MzK7AYIJrOr3MBiTSFldWavpCvYh7jvx5hnm1TTEXg1LHWotWfoMKislFC2U-hBx/s72-w222-h320-c/aram%20bano.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2210112398290819675</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-21T15:48:00.117+01:00</atom:updated><title>Sinodo della chiesa caldea a Roma dal 9 al 15 aprile 2026: dati</title><atom:summary type="text">By Baghdadhope* - Patriarcato caldeo&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;18 marzo 2026Di seguito l&#39;elenco in ordine alfabetico dei 24 vescovi che compongono il sinodo della chiesa caldea che si terrà dal 9 al 15 di aprile a Roma come annunciato oggi dal Patriarcato caldeo.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.&amp;nbsp;Al Naufali&amp;nbsp; Habib&amp;nbsp;Attuale amministratore patriarcale2.&amp;nbsp;Anar SabriVescovo di Diarbekir (Amida) dei Caldei3. Audo&amp;</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/sinodo-della-chiesa-caldea-roma-dal-9.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/AVvXsEht_yQUo6vyBuVdSY0mrFsz7ZQoichTHimI0soK3dc_2Y1r9w8Tr5vb-e0m2KZRxBbQqHfHj8nWNusIk4g0y2ibEpjBhbXrRdK8I155PYxmibUly5R90y8TvREXk7h7yjuKGhfca1n5YZXexoA24n2BvpuDSzUAuNR8iz0jmDAGpqCbDEfqBYUc/s72-w640-h341-c/Sinodo%202025b.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8706634661623181997</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-21T15:47:00.114+01:00</atom:updated><title>Caldei: dal 9 aprile a Roma il Sinodo per il successore di Sako</title><atom:summary type="text">By Asia News&amp;nbsp;- Patriarcato caldeo&amp;nbsp;19 marzo 2026Il prossimo Sinodo per eleggere il successore del card. Louis Raphael Sako, dimessosi il 10 marzo scorso, quale nuovo primate caldeo si terrà a Roma dal 9 al 15 aprile prossimi, subito dopo le celebrazioni della Pasqua. Ad annunciarlo è il sito del patriarcato con una nota diffusa ieri. I vescovi caldei si riuniranno per definire la nuova </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/by-asia-news-il-prossimo-sinodo-per.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1266650778827663002</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-18T16:06:22.493+01:00</atom:updated><title>Let your Light (Your Faith) Shine</title><atom:summary type="text">By Chaldean PatriarchateCardinal Louis Raphael SakoThis verse is part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount according to the Gospel of Matthew (5/16).  We are in Lent season we are concerned with this important teaching, especially as we face religious indifference and a troubling moral decline. Jesus calls us not to allow darkness to overcome the light, because liars deceive us by presenting false </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/let-your-light-your-faith-shine.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1801925916159593020</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-15T11:18:35.466+01:00</atom:updated><title>Il Cardinale Louis Sako non parteciperà al prossimo sinodo della chiesa caldea per la nomina del prossimo patriarca </title><atom:summary type="text">By Baghdadhope* - Patriarcato CaldeoCon una lettera ufficiale inviata all&#39;amministratore patriarcale della chiesa caldea, Monsignor Habib H. Al-Naufali, il Cardinale Louis Raphael Sako, dimessosi pochi giorni fa dalla carica patriarcale ha annunciato la sua intenzione di non partecipare al sinodo che dovrà nominare il suo successore perché&amp;nbsp;&quot;non si possa dire che sono intervenuto, ho </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/il-cardinale-louis-sako-non-partecipera.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4521934608924199654</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-12T19:13:45.995+01:00</atom:updated><title>EWTN News explains: How does the Chaldean Church elect its next patriarch?</title><atom:summary type="text">By ETWNGeorgena HabbabaMarch 11, 2026Pope Leo XIV announced this week that he had accepted the resignation of Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako from the leadership of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and throughout the world after more than a decade of service marked by major pastoral and political challenges.The resignation raises questions about the timing of the move — especially given</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/ewtn-news-explains-how-does-chaldean.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2162844980541345298</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-12T18:53:16.208+01:00</atom:updated><title>Amministratore patriarcale per la chiesa caldea dopo le dimissioni del Cardinale Louis sako </title><atom:summary type="text">By Baghdadhope* - Patriarcato CaldeoIl sito del Patriarcato caldeo ha pubblicato la nomina di Monsignor Habib Hormuz Al-Naufali ad amministratore patriarcale dopo le dimissioni dalla carica patriarcale del Cardinale Louis Sako.Monsignor Al-Naufali in quanto membro più anziano del sinodo permanente della chiesa gestirà gli affari della stessa in virtù del Canone 127 del Codice di Diritto Canonico </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/amministratore-patriarcale-per-la.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/AVvXsEguhf8-Aurf0YTnoH_uLDFyUU1MA-Fz_5q3czbTbC_4IKf8OXyuCCCX07Ul9qznSbVZjqFN5ryU7qKCPQl5L-vAVYvk-D2FZJLoyEx9ca9WP4Z5A-TN-69Rl-gp8d8wdvpN6Y4NG506d80SV8EXmhnvCxKuBF3RUeo3qSpsfYV8mep_kU0GTYrQ/s72-c/Saidna%20Habib%20al%20Naufali.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2417948110055338462</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-10T14:26:33.171+01:00</atom:updated><title>Rinuncia del Patriarca di Baghdad dei Caldei, del vescovo della California e nomina dell&#39;amministratore apostolico </title><atom:summary type="text">By Bollettino Sala Stampa Santa Sede&amp;nbsp;- Patriarcato caldeoContemporaneamente alla pubblicazione ufficiale sul Bollettino della rinuncia del Patriarca di Baghdad dei Caldei, Cardinale Mar Louis Raphael Sako,  a norma del can. 126 §2 del CCEO, è stata pubblicata la notizia della rinuncia del Vescovo di Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego dei Caldei (U.S.A.) S.E. Emanuel Hana Shaleta, e della </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/rinuncia-del-patriarca-di-baghdad-dei.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-41255716134622716</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-10T13:35:08.331+01:00</atom:updated><title>Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako Submits His Resignation</title><atom:summary type="text">By Chaldean PatriarchateTwo years ago, when I turned 75, I began thinking about submitting my resignation, and I had already discussed it with the late Pope Francis, but he encouraged me to remain. Yesterday morning, March 9, 2026, I decided, in full freedom, to submit it to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, so that I may quietly dedicate myself to prayer, writing, and simple service. He accepted it, </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/patriarch-louis-raphael-sako-submits.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3360270028491545348</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-10T17:03:49.170+01:00</atom:updated><title>Pastoral letter to Saint Peter Chaldean diocese in San Diego in USA</title><atom:summary type="text">By Chaldean PatriarchateMarch 8, 2026To the Reverend Priests, Deacons, and to the Faithful in the Diocese of St. Peter in California / United States of America“To the Church of God in Corinth in San Diego, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be saints… in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Lord: grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/pastoral-letter-to-saint-peter-chaldean.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-928720274332165052</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-07T20:33:00.112+01:00</atom:updated><title>Il cardinale Sako: “La guerra non è una soluzione”</title><atom:summary type="text">By Vatican NewsOlivier Bonnel e Jean-Charles PutzoluAttacchi missilistici, razzi e droni iraniani ormai da una settimana colpiscono l’Iraq, così come altri Paesi del Medio Oriente, in risposta ai bombardamenti israeliani e statunitensi sulla Repubblica islamica. La città di Erbil, capitale autonoma del Kurdistan iracheno, ha subito numerosi raid, così come il resto del Paese: dai giacimenti </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/il-cardinale-sako-la-guerra-non-e-una.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5740695514931414248</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-06T22:41:42.654+01:00</atom:updated><title>In Iraq si teme un nuovo esodo dei cristiani. «Nessuno è al sicuro»</title><atom:summary type="text">By AvvenireQuando Teheran minaccia di attaccare «tutte le strutture» della regione del Kurdistan iracheno, mette sotto tiro la maggior parte dell’antica comunità cristiana del Paese. «Poco fa ho incontrato qui ad Alqosh una famiglia di Erbil, che fuggiva per rifugiarsi dalle bombe», racconta padre Ghazwan Baho, parroco della chiesa cattolica caldea della città nel nord del Paese, dedicata a san </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/in-iraq-si-teme-un-nuovo-esodo-dei.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6564764678513682837</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-06T19:03:25.331+01:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq: Chiesa caldea ricorda visita di Papa Francesco nel Paese. Card. Sako, “messaggeri di pace di tutte le religioni alzino la loro voce per fermare le guerre”</title><atom:summary type="text">By AgenSIR - Patriarcato caldeo“Mentre la regione vive nel mezzo di una guerra devastante, è necessario che i messaggeri di pace di tutte le religioni alzino la loro voce con forza per fermare le guerre e realizzare la pace a cui aspirano i popoli”. È quanto affermato al Sir dal patriarca caldeo di Baghdad, card. Louis Raphael Sako, in occasione del quinto anniversario della visita (6 marzo 2021)</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/iraq-chiesa-caldea-ricorda-visita-di.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-322551138985563006</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-06T19:03:02.668+01:00</atom:updated><title>Bishop Shaleta arrested on charges of embezzlement, money laundering</title><atom:summary type="text">By The PillarChaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Shaleta was arrested Thursday on several counts of embezzlement and money laundering.
  The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Thursday that the bishop was picked up at the San Diego airport as he attempted to leave the United States.The Pillar reported earlier this week that Shaleta was expected to travel to Rome. He had </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/bishop-shaleta-arrested-on-charges-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-9148372659647433791</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-01T12:03:00.109+01:00</atom:updated><title>Message of Solidarity and Support from the Bishops of the Chaldean Synod</title><atom:summary type="text">By Chaldean PatriarchateThe bishops of the Chaldean Synod have issued a message of solidarity and support following the criticisms and transgressions directed at our Chaldean Church and our nation. In their message, they expressed full support for the positions of His Beatitude, our Patriarch, Mar Louis Raphael Sako, regarding Chaldean identity and his courageous defense of Christians. They also </atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/message-of-solidarity-and-support-from.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7302231609240373789</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-01T11:58:00.108+01:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq: card. Sako (patriarca caldeo), “In Iraq rimasti solo 400-500mila cristiani”</title><atom:summary type="text">By AgenSIR - Charity Radio TV27 febbraio 2026“Da circa 750mila caldei che erano solo a Baghdad, oggi il loro numero è stimato tra i 400 e i 500mila in tutto il paese, in assenza di statistiche accurate. L’instabilità politica e sociale costante, le conseguenze delle guerre successive al 2003, la violenza settaria dilagante hanno provocato emigrazione e sistematica marginalizzazione della comunità</atom:summary><link>https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/03/iraq-card-sako-patriarca-caldeo-in-iraq.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item></channel></rss>