Christianity has a long and rich history in Iraq. The first Christians arrived in Mesopotamia in the first century AD, and the religion quickly spread. By the fourth century, Christianity was the ...

Polis III Nona has assumed his duties as the new patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. He was elected on April 12, ...

U.S. church officials are voicing objections to the continuing violence against Iraqi Christians, by sending letters to Defense Secretary Bob Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National ...

The Dominican Church of Our Lady of the Hour is important to Mosul’s history and identity. The Dominican Church of Our Lady of the Hour, one of the most emblematic in Mosul, northern Iraq, has been ...

Two historic churches in Mosul, Iraq, have officially reopened after years of restoration, nearly a decade after their destruction during the Islamic State's occupation. The reconsecration ceremonies ...

Pope Francis participates in a memorial prayer March 7, 2021, at Hosh al-Bieaa, the church square, in Mosul, Iraq, for the victims of the ISIS war. Syriac Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during Sunday evening services, killing 11 people and wounding more than 50 in the ...

The last time the Chaldean leadership fled Baghdad, according to the Iraqi Christian Foundation, a Mongol army was solidifying its control of the city in 1259 A.D. On July 15, Cardinal Louis Raphaël ...

DALLAS (Reuters) - America's churches are still sharply divided on the war in Iraq as their flocks prepare to go to the polls, although backing for the conflict has dimmed even among the once solidly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAGHDAD (AP) — The new patriarch of one of the most important Christian churches in the Middle East assumed his duties Friday in ...