Mgrs. Bashar Warda – ACN Canada

Iraq: “Christians are like olive trees. You can burn them, but they will still bear fruit.”

Many feared that the invasion of their homelands would drive Christians from Iraq for good, but ten years after being driven from their homelands by militants of the Islamic State (ISIS), thousands of Christians have returned to houses in the Nineveh Plains rebuilt with the help of ACN, taking with them their love for the …

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Iraq – Tragic fire at wedding: “We cannot describe the pain,” says archbishop.

What should have been a symbol of hope for Christians in Iraq turned into a moment of despair. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) asks all its benefactors to pray for those who died or were hurt, but also for the Christian community as a whole. The Christian community in Iraq has once again …

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