Hungary is providing a further two million dollars to the renovation of Christian churches in Lebanon, following previous funding of 1.8 million dollars.
Pope s Iraq trip delights American Chaldean Catholics
Metro Detroit Chaldeans hope the pastoral visit restores ancient communities
Trending
Pope Francis holds a white dove at a square near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the old city of Iraq s northern Mosul on March 7. (Photo: Vatican Media/AFP)
Metro Detroit s Chaldean Catholic community hopes Pope Francis recently completed pastoral visit to Iraq strengthens and restores some of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
The pontiff visited the war-torn Middle Eastern country March 5-8, including the capital city, Baghdad, as well as Mosul and the Ninevah Plain region in the country s north.
Detroit-area Chaldean Catholics call pope’s Iraq trip ‘beautiful to see’
Chaldean Catholics celebrate Mass at Mother of God Chaldean Church in Southfield, Mich., in 2019. The Detroit metro area is home to more than 100,000 Chaldean Catholics. (CNS photo/Jonathan Francis via Detroit Catholic)
By Daniel Meloy • Catholic News Service • Posted March 10, 2021
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CNS) Metro Detroit’s Chaldean Catholic community hopes Pope Francis’ recently completed pastoral visit to Iraq strengthens and restores some of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
The pontiff visited the war-torn Middle Eastern country March 5-8, including the capital city, Baghdad, as well as Mosul and the Ninevah Plain region in the country’s north.
Chaldeans and Muslims in Michigan excited for Pope Francis historic Iraq visit Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press
Iraqi Americans across metro Detroit are hoping that Pope Francis historic visit to Iraq that started Friday can help bring peace to their native land after decades of war and conflict.
With more than 90,000 residents of Iraqi descent, Michigan has one of the largest Iraqi communities outside the Middle East, many of them Chaldeans who share the pope s Catholic faith. Bishop Francis Kalabat of Southfield, who heads the Chaldean Diocese in Michigan and the eastern half of the U.S., is in Iraq to meet with the pope and help with a Mass the pope is expected to attend, said local Chaldean leaders.