Assyrian Christians
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Assyrian and Chaldean Churches
Assyrian Church of the East Priest Emanuel Youkhana Says Iraq’s Christians Face Ongoing Discrimination
Iraq’s Christian population has fallen sharply in less than two decades, according to a France 24 “Perspective” segment published on 5 March 2021. The program said that in...

Assyrian and Chaldean Churches
Pope Francis and Assyrian Church of the East Patriarch Mar Gewargis III Pledge Joint Commitment to Persecuted Christians in Middle East
Pope Francis received Patriarch Mar Cuerkis III of the Church of the East at the Holy See this morning. According to the Vatican News report, the Pope first...

Assyrian and Chaldean Churches
Assyrian Christians Flee Islamic State Advance in Nineveh Plains, Iraq
Assyrian Christians are the indigenous people of a region spanning northeast Syria, southeast Turkey, northwest Iran and northern Iraq. Their main religious denominations are the Assyrian Church of...