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Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako

The Christian community in Qaraqosh, in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, was devastated last week after a fire broke out at a Syriac Catholic wedding celebration. | Credit: Rody Sher/ ACI MENA

Pope Francis Sends Telegram to Iraqi Christian Community After Tragic Wedding Fire

Oct 3, 2023

An Iraqi Christian community in Qaraqosh, northern Iraq, was devastated by a massive fire at a crowded wedding reception that killed over 100 and injured 150.

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako | ACI MENA

Iraq’s President Revokes Recognition of Catholic Leader

Jul 17, 2023

Cardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, announced Saturday that he is withdrawing from his seat in Baghdad after Iraqi President Abdul Rashid revoked a decree recognizing him as head of the Christian Church in Iraq.