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Cardinal Sako to the Chargé d’ Affaires (CDA) of the US Embassy: The Region Does Not Tolerate Another War Patriarchate Media, 18 May 2019 His Beatitude (H.B.) Patriarch Cardinal, Louis Raphael Sako, welcomed at the headquarters of the Chaldean Patriarchate at Al-Mansour district in Baghdad, the Chargé d’ Affaires (CDA) …

The Main Reason Behind the Migration of Iraqi Christians and Minorities: Constant Discrimination and Uncertain Future! Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako Christians and other minorities played a significant role in enriching Iraq’s cultural, social and economic diversity, making valuable contributions to education, health, public administration and social services. This diversity created …

The Speech of His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Sako at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Partners Meeting (7 May 2019, Lebanon) Ladies and Gentlemen, These meetings play a role in improving the spirit of unity among the churches in the East for common Christian witness in such a vibrant, …

Patriarch Sako to the Priests of Baghdad  Prayer, hope and confidence to face challenges, rather than fears, anxiety and stress Patriarchate Media In preparation for the Holy Week, the Chaldean Patriarchate Diocese organized an “Easter 2019 Retreat” for the priests of all Baghdad parishes. Below is His Beatitude Patriarch Sako’s …

A Unified Christian Authority, International Support and the Compassion of the Muslim Majority Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako Some Christian writers started feeling the risk and hence calling to establish a “Unified Secular Christian Authority”. I have read these “calls” with interest, because it represents an inspiration to change the Iraqi …

Fadi Youkhana from Hawaii: Remember Nineveh, and the Forced Exodus of its’ Christians Fadi Youkhana is a doctoral student in the field of epidemiology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was born in Mosul, Iraq, and has been attending the Newman Center at the UH since fleeing the …

The Chaldean Church in Solidarity with Mosul Inhabitants for their Great Loss On Wednesday morning, March 27, 2019, a prayer service held by the Chaldean Church in Iraq at the Church of St. Paul in Mosul, with candles and flowers on the altar and around it for the sake of …

For a National Covenant His Excellency President of the Republic of Iraq Dr. Barham Salih Your Excellency, I put forward to your Excellency a national proposal entitled “National Covenant” that may help us getting out of the current crises. The focus is on certain important “red lines” such as sovereignty, …

Message of Lent in Preparation for Easter 2019: Let us Renew our commitment to Christian Faith and Homeland Lent season is dedicated to: pray; self-revision; repentance; improve our thoughts, behavior and relationships; control our passions; and to help needy people, including sick, hungry, thirsty, naked and the abandoned ones. “whatever …

Address by Patriarch Sako at the 55th Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2019