The Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said with emotion that most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope Francis’ extended hospitalization and that even ...

An investigation officer from Baghdad's police department sent a summon to HB Cardinal Louis Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq ordering his Beatitude to attend the police ...

This year the month of Ramadan overlaps with the Christian season of Lent. The significance of this coincidence between these ...

In July, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid revoked a presidential decree that gave Cardinal Louis Sako legal right as head of the church. With the additional threats from Iranian-backed militias ...

The upcoming inauguration of a church of the Chaldeans in Ur, four years after Pope Francis’ visit, is being seen as a ...

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Christians in Iraq will not celebrate Easter this year as they protest against President Abdul Latif Rashid's removal of the Chaldean Patriarch, Cardinal Louis Sako, the Iraq-based church ...

By Victoria Cardiel The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said with emotion that most of the Iraqi ...