Assyrian Church
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ClaudetteAncient Church of the East Appoints Mar Georges III Younan as Patriarch in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
The Ancient Church of the East on Friday appointed Mar Georges III Younan as its new Patriarch. Ano Abdoka, representing Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, attended the...
Church of the East official calls for release of all detainees from Khabour region
Mar Meles Zia, identified in the statement as Patriarchal Under-Secretary General of the Church of the East under Mar Dunkha IV and as Archbishop of the Church’s communities...
Chaldean Catholic Church in Lebanon Marks 150 Years of Presence Amid Displacement and Identity Challenges
The Chaldean Church has elected a new patriarch at a time when, according to the source, the community faces displacement, immigration and questions of identity. The source describes...
Church of the East Delegations in Chicago, Illinois, Begin Unification Talks
Delegations from the Church of the East and the Ancient Church of the East have begun talks on unification, according to a 2025 report by sedmitza.ru, which cited...
Patriarch Awa III Warns of Rapid Decline of Christianity in Iraq and Syria, Speaking in Budapest, Hungary
Catholicos-Patriarch Awa III of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East recently visited Budapest, where he spoke at Pázmány Péter Catholic University on May 21. According...
GwenIraq’s prime minister receives Church of the East patriarchs and says government is working to protect Christians’ property and legal rights
Iraq’s Prime Minister, referred to in the source as Kazimi, expressed the country’s pride in all of its original components and its full range of peoples, including its...
Chicago, Illinois, Synod Elects Mar Yacob III Daniel as Assyrian Church of the East Patriarch
The Church of the East’s bishops elected Mar Yacob III Daniel as their new Patriarch at a synod held from 30 May to 1 June, according to Agenzia...
Russian Patriarch Kirill Meets Assyrian Church of the East Patriarch Mar Awa III in Moscow
On November 15, 2022, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met Patriarch Mar Awa III, head of the Assyrian Church of the East, at the Patriarchal headquarters...
Chaldean Catholic Church elects Archbishop Louis Sako as patriarch, Pope congratulates him
Pope Benedict XVI congratulated Archbishop Louis Raphael Sako of Kirkuk after he was elected patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq, a country the report describes as...
