Sister Clara Nas, the prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena, envisioned a new school for the children of Qaraqosh – now her dream has become a reality! On August 6, 2014, the city of Qaraqosh fell into the hands of the Islamic State (IS). The city, located on the Nineveh Plains […]
Faith-based targeting has created a problem of its own specific to Christians: emigration. Pope Francis’s historic visit to Iraq, however, ushers in a hope for residents of Qaraqosh – largely rebuilt with the help of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) and its benefactors, that these numbers will begin to change.
Director of Projects sees encouraging signs following trip to Iraq with the Pope ACN International draws a positive outcome from Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, which ended on Monday. “The trip has already changed how the majority of Iraqis view Christians. They have understood that Christians are not just guests from the West, but they […]
A Gift From the Christians of Iraq for Pope Francis The Holy Father will pay a visit to the Al-Tahera Church on Sunday, March 7 in Qaraqosh, the town in northern Iraq also known as Baghdeda or Bakhdida. Father Yako Ammar, the parish priest of Al-Tahira, explains in a conversation with Aid to the Church […]
Director of ACN’s Projects Department will travel to Iraq in papal plane as representative of ROACO. Regina Lynch, the director of the Projects Department of ACN International, will be the official delegate of the organization ROACO (a papal organization for the support of the Eastern Catholic Churches) during the papal visit to Iraq from 5th […]
ACN Launches a New Major Project Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is backing the future of young people in Iraq. To mark the forthcoming papal visit to the country, the international Catholic pastoral and pontifical charity has announced this week, a new and ambitious program of 2.25 million dollars to support young Christian students […]
Archbishop Bashar Warda, who will be hosting Pope Francis on his visit to Iraq, hopes for more awareness on the part of the Muslim majority for the country’s Christians. A few days before the arrival of Pope Francis in Iraq, the expectations of the local Church are high. “We hope that his visit to the […]
Father Ammar Yako: “It is part of our history.” Al-Tahira Church in Qaraqosh (Baghdeda) was almost completely destroyed during the ISIS terror regime (2014–2017). Thanks to the generous support of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) benefactors, the church has been rebuilt over the course of the last few years and is now almost […]
According to one of the most influential bishops in the country, the Pope’s decision to visit Iraq may prove vital to saving its ancient Christian community from extinction. Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, which is the capital of semi-autonomous Kurdish northern Iraq, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that […]
Nearly a month ago, the Christians of the Nineveh Plain recalled a tragic event: the invasion by the Islamic State (IS) group six years earlier. Fortunately, there is hope with the reconstruction of a legendary church in the region. On August 6, 2014, IS fighters conquered and razed the Christian settlements of the Nineveh Plain, […]
