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After months in Erbil, the cardinal is back at the patriarchal seat in the Iraqi capital. His voluntary departure was triggered by the decision of the Iraqi president to repeal a decree recognising patriarchal authority, a controversy linked to a militia led by a self-styled Christian leader eager to grab Church-held assets. On social media, Iraqi Christians (and Muslim leaders) express joy and satisfaction at the patriarch’s return.

After months in Erbil, the cardinal is back at the patriarchal seat in the Iraqi capital. His voluntary departure was triggered by the decision of the Iraqi president to repeal a decree recognising patriarchal authority, a controversy linked to a militia led by a self-styled Christian leader eager to grab Church-held assets. On social media, Iraqi Christians (and Muslim leaders) express joy and satisfaction at the patriarch’s return.

Iraqi Christians are threatened by a war for influence and territory waged in their country by a supposedly Christian militia leader who, in reality, represents Islamic forces in Teheran

Introduction Although it has been five years since the Islamic State (ISIS) was defeated in Iraq, it appears that the danger to the Christians in the country remains, and is in fact escalating. In the past two decades, the Christian community has suffered persecution and instability and has not managed to fully rebuild from the destruction left by ISIS. Today it is struggling

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako has vowed not to return to Baghdad until the end of the presidential term of Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid in October 2026.

Iraq's Christian community has once again found itself targeted by the Iraqi Government and Iranian actors.

The Iraqi government has repealed a decree tha recognized Cardinal Sako as the head and representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

The sudden crisis around Russia threatens democratic norms and energy markets worldwide, only heightening the urgency of stabilizing Iraq, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer. Yet five months after Iraq’s elections, held in response to massive protests against ineffective governance, political factions remain dangerously deadlocked in efforts to form a new government. Shaping a more stable, peaceful Iraq—and responding to the 2019-2020 grassroots demands for democratic, accountable gove...

March 11, 2021 at 9:32 am After almost two decades of conflict, instability and bad government, a wave of excitement swept through Iraq last week with the long-awaited spectacle of hope and revival that was the four-day visit to the country by Pope Francis. Social media lit up with updates and images of the trip, following his every move and awed by his presence. The pontiff toured Iraq from Baghdad to Najaf; from the plains of Ur, where Abraham is said to have been born, to the ruined city o...

‘Endangered with extinction’: Christians remain at risk of eradication in post-ISIS Iraq JavaScript in your web browser. Please Go ‘Endangered with extinction’: Christians remain at risk of eradication in post-ISIS Iraq ‘Endangered with extinction’: Christians remain at risk of eradication in post-ISIS Iraq A woman and her children attend an Easter ceremony in Saint Johns Church (Mar Yohanna) in the nearly deserted predominantly Christian Iraqi town of Qaraqosh on April 16, 20...