Chaldean Catholics

  • September 29, 2016

Chaldean Catholic bishops call for peace in Iraq, Syria

IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) — Chaldean Catholic bishops, meeting for their annual synod, pleaded for peace in the Middle...
  • May 11, 2016

ISIS and the Chaldean hostage [VIDEO]

A Chaldean priest — who recently spoke in Phoenix — talks about being held hostage by Islamic State...
  • April 22, 2016

Tortured priest will speak in Phoenix, raise support for persecuted Christians

A Catholic priest who was kidnapped and tortured by terrorists in Iraq will speak in Phoenix May 3...
  • October 20, 2014

Pope speaks out on Mideast violence; Phoenix stands in solidarity with Christians fleeing persecution

In Phoenix, Catholics have embraced the growing community of Christians who have fled the ongoing violence and persecution...
  • August 25, 2014

GENOCIDE: Christians, religious minorities flee violent persecution in Iraq

As the heartrending images of Christians and Yezidis fleeing for their lives continue to pour in from Iraq,...
  • September 16, 2013

Local Catholics answer Pope Francis’ call for prayer, fasting

In his address to the nation Sept. 10, President Barack Obama indicated he would delay a possible military...
  • May 21, 2013

Chaldean patriarch warns surge in Iraqi violence will divide country

The patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad denounced a recent series of car bombings and shootings...
  • May 13, 2013

Pope Francis raises hope among Eastern Catholics

Many Catholics are unaware of the various Eastern rite communities within the Church. Pope Francis would not be...
  • February 5, 2013

Chaldean Catholic bishops elect Kirkuk archbishop as new patriarch

Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, told his fellow Chaldean bishops and Vatican officials, "We want to follow the...
  • January 19, 2013

Poirier to support Chaldean ‘Church of Martyrs’

Nationally acclaimed Catholic composer and vocalist Michael John Poirier will perform in a Feb. 8 concert at Ss....