Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAQ: A monastery heals religious divides by building inter-religious solidarity and helping refugees Fr. Jens Petzold, a Swiss priest based in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, speaks to Vatican News about his work serving the tiny, ever-changing population of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAQ: Less then 50 Christian families back in Mosul since 2014 Ten years after the ISIS occupation: less than 50 Christian families have returned to Mosul by Gianni Valente Agenzia Fides (10.06.2024) – Mosul, ten years later. It was June 10, 2014 when the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAQ: Court tells Christian woman to convert to Islam Rudaw (10.06.2024) – A Christian woman whose mother converted to Islam when she was 15 was told by Iraqi authorities that she and her children should also convert. Iraq’s Personal Status Law, passed in 1959,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAQ: Cardinal Sako back to Baghdad after a nine-month self-imposed exile He was warmly welcomed by a church packed with members of the country’s Christian minority on his first mass in Baghdad HRWF (15.04.2024) – On Wednesday 10 April, Cardinal Sako returned to...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAQ: USCIRF calls for U.S. Government to support Iraq’s religious communities on anniversary of genocide determination USCIRF (18.03.2024) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) solemnly marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S....
