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The Assyrian and Catholic Churches: a Model of Unity Despite Differences
Trump and His Allies Courted Assyrians and Smaller Faith Groups
Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Calls for Genocide Recognition
Sacred Mysteries: Making Strange Assyrians Strangers No Longer
Governor Calls for People of Kirkuk to Return Ahead of Census
Assyrian Community Well-represented on Detroit Mercy Campus
History Students Create Assyrian Exhibit for Cultural Heritage Museum in Iraq
Assyrian Archbishop Voices Hope for Peace Under Trump
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Honouring Persecuted Middle East Christians, Pope Adds Assyrian Saint to Martyrology
Pope and Assyrian Patriarch Mark 30th Anniversary of Common Declaration
New Novel, 'Nazar's Journey,' a Tale of Triumph Over Terrorism in Syria, Iraq
Assyrian Bishop: 'The Whole Middle East is Burning'
Saving Ancient Assyrian History Nearly Destroyed By Terrorists
Momentum builds in Australia for Armenian, Assyrian, Greek genocide motion
Assyrian Americans Gain Political Influence In Battleground States
The Assyrian Spotlight: A Misstep That Amplified Voices
Trump Couldn't Pronounce 'Assyrians' -- Assyrians Are Happy
Restoration Revives 400-year-old Assyrian Bazaar in Mardin, Turkey
Cardinal Sako: 'Weapons and Disorder' Win Out Over Timid International Mediation
Assyrian Course Grows At Maine East High School in Chicago Suburb
The Economic Impact of the Assyrian Conquest of Judea
What is the Catholic Church Like in Iran?
The Assyrian King Who Inspired Writers, Musicians, and Painters
Yazidi Woman Kidnapped By IS Freed From Gaza After Decade in Captivity
Turkey's AK Party Strengthens Ties With Assyrian Community in Sweden
Historic Assyrian Neighborhood in Turkey Under Restoration
Iraqi Archbishop Says Rift With Chaldean Patriarch is a 'Misunderstanding'
Victims of Iraq Wedding Fire Need Assistance Year After Tragedy
Cardinal Sako Calls on Iraq's Assyrians to Pray for Peace
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Ten Years After Genocide, Yazidi Culture is Still Absent From Western Museums
Hydraulics of Neo-Assyrian Canal Systems
Don't Allow Christianity to Disappear From Iraq
Ancient Assyrian Carving Returned to Iraq After 22 Years in London
Trump Adviser Alina Habba Tells Michigan Assyrians They Have the Power to Flip Swing State
Assyrians in Kirkuk Council: Governor's Decision Threatens "Peaceful Coexistence"
Cardinal Sako Gets Call From Trump's Assyrian-Iraqi Lawyer
Assyrian is First Married Chaldean Catholic Priest, With His Wife's Blessing
An Assyrian Musician's Fight for Identity Amid Persecution and Exile
Assyrians Celebrate Feast of the Cross in North Iraq
Iraqi Bishops' Standoff Now At 'Higher Ecclesiastical Court', Cardinal Says
Multilingual Education Begins in North and East Syria
Chaldean Bishops Not Planning Apology
Assyrian Grape Festival in Iran
St. Ephrem Syriac Church: A Vital Focus Assyrians Istanbul
Assyrians Commemorate Saint Gabriel in Turkey
Pope Francis' Crazy Gamble: His Historic Visit to Iraq
Music Festival in Syria Promotes Assyrian Culture
Iraq's Feuding Bishops
An Assyrian Priest in Southern Russia
Nearly 2,000 Assyrian Youth in Iraq Gather for Prayer, Faith Formation
Assyrian Businessman Tapped By Trump to Turnout Votes
Turkish Textbooks Brainwash Students By Denying Genocide Against Minorities
Why Syria Will Always Be the Heartland of Eastern Christianity
On Being Assyrian in America
Assyrian Bishop's Faith and Leadership Amidst ISIS Devastation
New Film on Australia's Efforts to Rescue Survivors of Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocide
Kurdish Leader Barzani Pledges to Protect the Rights of Assyrians

The Assyrian and Catholic Churches: a Model of Unity Despite Differences

By Rody Sher

Following the second meeting between Pope Francis and Mar Awa III, ACI Mena, CNA's Arabic-language news partner, conducted an exclusive interview with the catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East to discuss the significance of Pope Francis' decision to include St. Isaac of Nineveh in the Martyrology of the Roman Catholic Church. Welcoming Pope Francis' decision to include St.

Trump and His Allies Courted Assyrians and Smaller Faith Groups

By Peter Smith

(AP) -- A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald Trump's lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller religious groups, far from the mainstream.

Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Calls for Genocide Recognition

By Lesa Scholl

The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne has joined calls for the 1915--1923 Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides to be recognised by the state government. More than 3 million Armenian, Assyrian/Syriac and Greek Orthodox Christians suffered from the systematic mass murder, expulsion and forced conversion beginning on 24 April 1915.

Sacred Mysteries: Making Strange Assyrians Strangers No Longer

By Christopher Howse

Forget the political appointments of Donald Trump and the scandals in the Church of England. To me the most remarkable event of the week -- the most consequential, as people now like to say -- was the addition of St Isaac of Nineveh to the Roman Martyrology. This is to do with life and death, belief and salvation. Of course, St Isaac is obscure to us.

Governor Calls for People of Kirkuk to Return Ahead of Census

Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha on Saturday urged people originally from the disputed province to return to their Kirkuk homes for the national census later this week. "I call on the people, the families, who are not in Kirkuk, to start returning to their own city, be among your household, be among your relatives.

Assyrian Community Well-represented on Detroit Mercy Campus

By Eden Barash

The Chaldean American Student Association, CASA at the University of Detroit Mercy, is a non-profit student organization committed to promoting a positive representation of the Chaldean community on campus. With about 100 members, CASA serves as both an educational and social outlet that encourages students to connect with their roots while promoting understanding.


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