Mosul, Iraq -- Some cities carry their history in their stones. Mosul is one of them -- a place where ancient Assyrian gates once rose beside Ottoman-era houses, where minarets have marked the skyline for centuries, and where the layered memory of civilization is written into every arch and façade. It is also a city that knows, better than most, what it means to have that memory threatened.
Amnesty International released its 2026 annual report, The State of the World's Human Rights, assessing global, regional, and international developments across a wide range of human rights issues. Covering 144 countries, the report highlights widespread violations of the international order, contributing to worsening conditions affecting citizens' lives.
Paulos III Nona, newly elected Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, will return to Iraq to assume his position after having been expelled from Mosul in 2014 by the Islamic State, at a time when the Chaldean Church is seeking to rebuild after the recent internal crisis.
On the occasion of World Heritage Day, observed annually on 18 April, the General Directorate of Syriac Culture and Arts issued a statement congratulating Syriac cultural and heritage institutions, reaffirming its continued commitment to safeguarding this civilizational legacy and passing it on to future generations, as the sector faces growing challenges.
I moved from Rhode Island to New Jersey a few months ago with the hope of finding a larger Syriac [Assyrian] community--more families, more gatherings, and more opportunities for my children to grow within their ancestral heritage.
The Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church elected Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona as the new Patriarch of Baghdad. After meeting in Rome on 9 April the Synod elected Nona on Sunday, the second day of voting. He took the patriarchal name Paul III and will be enthroned on 15 May. The 58-year-old previously headed the Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle in Sydney, to which he was appointed in 2015.