The schism, which began in 1364 and lasted until the mid-19th century, was not a battle over theology or dogma. Instead, it was a deeply human clash of egos, regional pride, and geopolitical manipulation that divided the Assyrian nation for generations. The rift ignited over a bitter personal feud.
Siebnen, Switzerland -- On Sunday, 14 June, a memorial service will be held at the Catholic church in Siebnen to mark the 111th anniversary of the Assyrian genocide. The organizing committee has issued an invitation via social media calling on everyone to "come to commemorate the victims of the Suryoye and other Christian peoples together, to honor their memory, and to take on our responsibility...
Since Mar Paulos III Nona was made Patriarch of the Chaldean Church on May 29, succeeding the Mar Louis Raphael Sako, he has received religious, official, and political delegations offering congratulations on his new position. On 10 June, the Patriarch welcomed a Yezidi delegation at the Chaldean Patriarchate in Baghdad. The visiting delegation included three Yezidi MPs.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today, Thursday, 11 June 2026, in the United States, Mexico, and Canada with the opening match in Mexico City between Mexico and South Africa. What makes this year's edition, with 48 teams competing for the title, particularly significant is the participation of the Iraqi national team for the first time in 40 years and that the squad includes four players from...
On the eve of 1915, the town of Khartbert -- also known as Kharput or Harput -- held a small but unmistakable Syriac presence. Numbering in the low thousands, these Syriacs lived in a multilingual, multi-confessional world where language, liturgy, and local trade shaped daily life and identity.
Sydney -- On May 28th, 2026, the Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Member for Oatley, Mr Mark Coure MP, tabled a notice of motion in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, calling for the Federal Government to recognise the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.
Baghdad -- President Nizar Amedi met at the Chaldean Patriarchate with His Beatitude Mar Paulus III Nona, Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and worldwide. At the outset of the meeting, President Amedi congratulated His Beatitude on his installation as Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, wishing him success in continuing the Church's spiritual and national mission.
(AINA) -- Josephine Zomayah Attisha is the founder of Community Helping All-Inclusively (CHAI ACS1), an organization founded to support Assyrian community development. Rooted in service to the Assyrian (also known as Chaldean Syriac people), CHAI ACS works to strengthen community institutions, preserve cultural heritage, and support families across the homeland and diaspora.
Patriarch Paul III Nona did not hide the weight of responsibility he felt after the fathers of the synod announced his election as patriarch of the Chaldean Church. He said that moment was difficult to describe, marked by a mixture of awe, fear, and reverence before the responsibility entrusted to him, together with deep respect for the confidence placed in him by his brother bishops.
The leaders of the Assyrian churches of Antiochene tradition this week gathered in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The patriarchs, who attended the ordination ceremony of Mar Paulos III Nona as the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, held meetings on the sidelines of the ceremony. Mar Paulos III Nona formally received the patriarchal staff during a grand liturgy held on Friday, 29 May, at St.
To the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, we address this letter to you as representatives of the voice of the people in Iraq's largest Chaldean Catholic community, the steadfast city of Ankawa. A difficult and complex path lies ahead if Your Beatitude seeks to heal the deep divisions left behind by your predecessor, Patriarch Louis Sako.
Baghdad -- The Chaldean Catholic Church welcomed its new church hierarch during a grand spiritual ceremony in the Mar Yawsef Chaldean Cathedral in the Karada district of Baghdad on 29 May, known as 'Golden Friday,' celebrating the first apostolic miracle.
(AINA) -- Josephine Zomayah Attisha is the founder of Community Helping All-Inclusively (CHAI ACS1), an organization founded to support Assyrian community development. Rooted in service to the Assyrian (also known as Chaldean Syriac people), CHAI ACS works to strengthen community institutions, preserve cultural heritage, and support families across the homeland and diaspora.
(AINA) -- Every year, the Greek and Pontic communities of Rhode Island honor the victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire between 1913 and 1923 This year, thanks to State Senator Lou Raptakis, the annual resolution includes more detailed language explicitly recognizing Assyrian fatalities.
(AINA) -- The Assyrian Arts Institute (AAI) is an organization founded by Nora Betyousef Lacey in 2017 and claims to support Assyrian arts. AAI has sponsored a few events since its founding, including an Assyrian women's choir.
(AINA) -- On July 12 Iraqi president Abdul Latif Rashid repealed the decree recognizing the appointment of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and which appointed him to the office of the waqf (وقف), the endowment which oversees all church property. The details of the events leading up to this action are exhaustively covered in this report by MEMRI.
(AINA) -- In the realm of International Law, the efficacy of the historical claims of transnational communities does not depend on the moral legitimacy of their narratives, but rather on their rigorous adaptation to prevailing normative categories. The Assyrian cause, backed by a highly mobilized global diaspora, stands at a strategic crossroads of great consequence.
(AINA) -- The security situation in northern Syria has reached a critical stage. What was previously described as allegations is now substantiated by multiple field reports and security assessments confirming the existence of established tunnel networks linking Syrian territory with both Iraq and Turkey.
Biblical history is being rewritten thanks to recent radiocarbon dating of a few grains of cereal. New research from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uses C14 dating of preserved organic samples taken from one of two ancient fortresses in the Arava in southern Israel.
Last week, United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands outside China's Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, for 14 seconds. Almost immediately, we saw various pundits trying to interpret the meaning of the interaction. A brief look at the history of the handshake, however, reveals the complexity of this gesture's symbolism.