tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:10:00 +0000KirkukSakoWarduniMosulNonaSleimanGiordaniaRifugiatiRapimentoAbductionAlessandro CiqueraMar Joseph III YounanRefugeesBabel CollegeBaghdadIracheni cristianiNajimSyriac Catholic ChurchACEACOEAd MelkertAl-JamilAlqas MusaAwadBaghdidaBasraBeylouniCaldeaChahdaDe-ba'athificationEmanuel ShaletaFaraj P. RahoFr. Amer YoukhannaFr. Hazem GirgisFr. Ragheed GanniHafouriHannoucheHindoIbrahim N. IbrahimIraqi ChristiansIraqi museumJordanKaramlesKassarjiMar Addai IIMar Dinkha IVMatokaMelkiMusa I DaoudMushtaq ZanbaqaNina SheaNineveh FastPierre VIII Abdel-AhadRabban Al QasRahoSarrafSiro cattolicaTabiUNAid to the Church in NeedAl BannaAl-QaedaAra BadalianAshur EskryaBatnayaCalcio. Ammo BabaCard. Lenoardo SandriCatholic Radio and Television NetworkChaldeanChaldeans in LondonChiesa caldea Mar QaryaqosChiesa siro cattolicaChullikatDeBaz NarsaiDellyDomenican SistersEgittoElections 2010Eternal Word Television NetworkFaiz JerjesFilm: I colori del NataleHabib Fr. JajouHuman Rights Watch ReportInstitute of Religious SciencesInternational Christian Concern reportIstituto Scienze ReligioseKako FawazKhaled AlbertLatinaLebanonLemmens LeonLibanoLibertà religiosaLouis ShabiMar Toma MosulMaria LozanoMario MauroMartiriMuseo IraqNadheer DakoNaytional Baptist Chirch BaghdadNineveh PlainNoel GorgisPadre Karam NajibPadre Khalil JaarPadre Luis MontesPadre Salar BoudaghParlamento EuropeoPiana di NiniveRayan AttoRedemporistsRefugees in SyriaSinodo Medio Oriente Ottobre 2010Sinodo del Medio OrienteSmile Train Italia OnlusSt. George Anglican Church BaghdadStern Robert L.Storia della chiesa caldeaSveziaSwedenSynod of the Middle EastTorinoTurchiaTurkeyWorld Council of ChurchesBaghdadhope“Baghdad ha perduto la sua bellezza e non ne è rimasto che il nome. Rispetto a ciò che essa era un tempo, prima che gli eventi la colpissero e gli occhi delle calamità si rivolgessero a lei, essa non è più che una traccia annullata, o una sembianza di emergente fantasma.” <br> Ibn Battutahttps://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger7922125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7058467865015968881Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:10:00 +00002026-09-08T16:10:00.110+02:00Iraq: card. Sako, “il dialogo cristiano-islamico è un dialogo di destino e di futuro”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. https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/09/iraq-card-sako-il-dialogo-cristiano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-565938549185684696Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +00002026-08-31T18:20:00.114+02:00Chiese orientali: Sinodi potranno rimuovere patriarchi in caso di divisioniBy 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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/30-chiese-orientali-sinodi-potranno.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8213812810542798573Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +00002026-08-31T18:19:00.125+02:00Gugerotti: cristiani d'Oriente a rischio estinzione, la speranza è nell'unitàBy 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 24https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/28-gugerotti-cristiani-doriente-rischio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-9055148005643953775Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +00002026-08-31T18:18:00.112+02:00 Dopo una pausa di cinque anni, il Patriarca Nona presiede una riunione del Consiglio dei Vescovi Cattolici in IraqBy 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'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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/28-dopo-una-pausa-di-cinque-anni-il.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1517937219555924358Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:17:00 +00002026-08-31T18:17:00.114+02:00 Iraq: card. Sako ai cristiani, “siate fieri della vostra identità. La vostra presenza non è una concessione, ma un diritto”By AgenSIR25 agosto 2026&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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/25-iraq-card-sako-ai-cristiani-siate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1179726671367683349Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:16:00 +00002026-08-31T18:16:00.107+02:00Chaldean Patriarch Nona visits historic Syriac Orthodox Mor Mattai Monastery in Nineveh Plains, reaffirms Christian unityBy 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.&nbsp;Patriarch Nona was accompanied by Chaldean Archbishop of Arba’ilo (Erbil) Mar Bashar Matti Warda.&nbsp;They were https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/24-chaldean-patriarch-nona-visits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7522531865038946977Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +00002026-08-31T18:15:00.112+02:00For the first time since his enthronement, Patriarch Nona presides over an evangelical diaconal ordination in ArmotaBy 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,https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/22-for-first-time-since-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6549875947845493461Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:04:00 +00002026-08-15T10:04:00.107+02:00“Io, suora, vi racconto quando l’Isis invase la Piana di Ninive”By La Nuova Bussola QuotidianaElisa Gestri14 agosto 2026Nella notte tra il 6 e il 7 agosto 2014 centinaia di estremisti islamici dell'Isis (letteralmente Stato Islamico della Siria e dell'Iraq) invasero la Piana di Ninive, nel nord dell'Iraq, e costrinsero gli oltre centomila abitanti – in massima parte cristiani e appartenenti ad altre minoranze religiose – ad evacuare in massa i villaggi https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/io-suora-vi-racconto-quando-lisis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3130736863685459282Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +00002026-08-15T10:03:00.113+02:00Iraqi Christian woman wins landmark court ruling restoring official religious identityBy Syriac PressAugust 6, 2026An Iraqi Christian woman has successfully challenged her official religious classification after being registered as a Muslim in government records.&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.&nbsp;The https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/iraqi-christian-woman-wins-landmark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4896986066211377294Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +00002026-08-11T17:21:00.114+02:00 «Il ritorno dei cristiani nella loro terra: una grande sfida che l’Iraq deve affrontare»By L'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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/10-il-ritorno-dei-cristiani-nella-loro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7849324159452500140Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:20:00 +00002026-08-11T17:20:00.109+02:00Seizure of land belonging to Mar Girgis Monastery renews debate over Christian property rights in IraqBy 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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/08/seizure-of-land-belonging-to-mar-girgis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2978108457877455263Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:49:00 +00002026-07-22T22:49:00.174+02:00Sako: dall’Isis al papa in Iraq, i miei 13 anni da patriarca caldeoBy 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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7060265018917140990Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:48:00 +00002026-07-22T22:48:00.175+02:00Iraq lists ancient Al-Aqiser church for urgent restorationBy&nbsp;Shafaq NewsJune 27, 2026The 1,500-year-old Al-Aqiser Church, one of Iraq's oldest surviving Christian churches, has been placed on Iraq'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's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities classified the church among https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/iraq-lists-ancient-al-aqiser-church-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3912740011985709308Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:47:00 +00002026-07-22T22:47:00.178+02:00Patriarch to ACN: Christians need to have trust before returning to IraqBy 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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/patriarch-to-acn-christians-need-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8354665899768654357Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:05:00 +00002026-07-11T19:05:00.110+02:00Iraq offers housing plots to returnee ChristiansBy Shafaq NewsPhoto Chaldean Patriarchate&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 https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/iraq-offers-housing-plots-to-returnee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2511159289853197734Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:47:16 +00002026-07-09T15:47:16.369+02:00Il Papa ai giovani dell'Iraq: «Siate testimoni della luce, per costruire un futuro di pace»By AvvenireIrene Funghi8 luglio 2026Per Prevost, costruire la pace non è un'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'Ankawa https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/il-papa-ai-giovani-delliraq-siate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5851282303507009432Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +00002026-07-05T18:30:00.112+02:00Assyrian patriarch calls for stronger cooperation among Eastern ChurchesBy EWTNJuly 1, 2026Georgena HabbabaThe dream of unity has long inspired the churches that trace their roots to the ancient Church of the East. Efforts to reach that goal continue, while Christians pray that, in God’s time, full unity will one day be realized.Until then, these sister churches continue to work together in serving the Gospel and caring for their faithful, despite the growing https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/assyrian-patriarch-calls-for-stronger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4685709875046271341Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +00002026-07-03T17:40:00.200+02:00 Concistoro: card. Sako (Iraq): “Serve un linguaggio nuovo e un impegno comune delle religioni per la pace”By AgenSIRUn’esperienza “nuova” e un’occasione di confronto reale nella Chiesa universale, ma anche la consapevolezza che servono risposte più concrete alle sfide del tempo presente. È il bilancio che il card. Louis Raphael Sako, patriarca caldeo emerito di Baghdad, traccia al termine del recente Concistoro che si è svolto in Vaticano il 26 e 27 giugno e che è culminato con la messa nella https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/concistoro-card-sako-iraq-serve-un.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6611458630495186081Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:39:00 +00002026-07-03T17:39:00.187+02:00Al Parlamento europeo, CSI parla dei cristiani in IraqBy Christian Solidarity International30 giugno 2026Il 18 giugno, Christian Solidarity International ha partecipato a una riunione dell'Intergruppo del Parlamento europeo per i cristiani in Medio Oriente. L'incontro, svoltosi presso il Parlamento europeo a Strasburgo, si è concentrato sulla situazione dei cristiani in Iraq.Joel Veldkamp, ​​direttore per la difesa dei diritti umani del CSI, ha https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/al-parlamento-europeo-csi-parla-dei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5702130367861260636Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:38:00 +00002026-07-03T17:38:00.231+02:00Archbishop Warda: Iraq has long way to go to ensure equality for ChristiansBy Aid to the Church in NeedJohn BurgerJune 30, 2026Iraq is no longer plagued by a jihadist group, but for Christians, evangelization is almost out of the question.Iraq is not the country it was in 2014, when the Islamic State group threatened Christians and other minorities as it sought to establish a caliphate.Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, the Chaldean archbishop of Erbil in northern Iraq, https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/07/archbishop-warda-iraq-has-long-way-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-478122051976677026Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:17:00 +00002026-06-26T22:17:00.114+02:00 Message from His Beatitude Patriarch Nona to the Eparchies of the Kurdistan Region, Mosul, and KirkukBy Chaldean Patriarchate&nbsp;June 25, 2026His Beatitude Mar Polis III Nona, Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, addressed a message to the clergy and faithful of the eparchies he visited from June 14-22. Below is the text of the message:My brothers, the esteemed bishops,the honorable priests, Dear brothers monks and sisters nuns from different religious orders, and our beloved deacons and https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/06/25-message-from-his-beatitude-patriarch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2599770531806493412Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:34:00 +00002026-06-21T10:34:00.108+02:00Patriarch Nona concludes his pastoral visit to the Chaldean Archdiocese of AlqoshBy Syriac PressJune 19, 2026Photo Chaldean PatriarchateAs part of a series of pastoral visits following his official appointment and enthronement as Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Mar Paulos III Nona visited the Chaldean Archdiocese of Alqosh, his hometown, on Thursday morning, 18 June 2026, accompanied by Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda and Bishop Azad Sabri. He was received https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/06/19-patriarch-nona-concludes-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5258126562064424003Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:33:00 +00002026-06-21T10:33:00.109+02:00Iraqi Christians: The Story of a Community Under PressureBy European Centre for Law &amp; JusticeJune 18, 2026Over two decades, the Christian population of Iraq has plummeted by 85%. Descendants of the Assyrians and Babylonians, heirs to one of the oldest civilizations in the world, face an unrelenting series of ordeals that makes the choice to remain on their ancestral land harder with each passing day.The conflict between Israel and Iran has not https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/06/18-iraqi-christians-story-of-community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4646465508572348019Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +00002026-06-21T10:32:00.109+02:00 Il Consiglio dei Patriarchi Cattolici d'Oriente si è riunito in LibanoBy Middle East Council of ChurchesJune 17, 2026Padre Khalil Alwan, m.l. Segretario GeneraleIl Segretariato Generale del Consiglio dei Patriarchi Cattolici d'Oriente ha rilasciato la seguente dichiarazione:Mercoledì 17 giugno 2026, alle ore 10:00, il Consiglio dei Patriarchi Cattolici d'Oriente si è riunito presso la sede del Patriarcato Maronita a Bkerké.Hanno partecipato di persona all'incontro https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/06/17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4376500468678859944Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:31:00 +00002026-06-21T10:31:00.105+02:00 Chaldean archbishop urges patriarch to defend Iraqi Christian town’s identityBy EWTNJune 17, 2026Georgena HabbabaArchbishop Bashar Matti Warda of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil in Iraq appealed to Chaldean Patriarch Paul III Nona to stand with Ankawa — a district of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and home to the largest Christian community in the country — and to be the voice of the people there before decision-makers so that its residents may regain https://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2026/06/17-chaldean-archbishop-urges-patriarch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)