By Zoe Romanowsky
When the altar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church was consecrated earlier this month in Mosul, Iraq, a former parishioner now living in the United States said she was moved to tears.
By Abigail Frymann Rouch
A new church complex has been built near the ancient city of Ur, in Iraq, in an effort to draw attention to the long history of the country's beleaguered Christian community. The building of the church has been spearheaded by a Chaldean Catholic engineer who was inspired by the words of Pope Francis in an address to faith leaders at Ur, the site believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.
By Renju Jose
SYDNEY (Reuters) -- A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly stabbing an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney during a church service, Australian police said on Friday, as investigations continued into a riot after the knife attack.
Sydney (Reuters) -- An Assyrian church bishop who was stabbed during a service at his church said on Thursday he was recovering quickly, and that he had forgiven his attacker as police ramped up investigation into the riots triggered after the bishop's stabbing.
By Tony Ibrahim, Sean Tarek Goodwin, and Maryanne Taouk
For many in Sydney's Assyrian community, the images of violence at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church on Monday evening brought flashbacks of war. Jacqueline Georges arrived in Australia in 1984, fleeing Iraq. Monday night's attack has shaken her. "We felt devastated, shocked and violated," she said. "We left our countries because of these things.
By Simon Atkinson
(BBC) -- Australian police have declared Monday's stabbing at a church in Sydney a "terrorist act". A 15-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed during the sermon. The incident happened in the evening at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley. At least four people were stabbed but police say none of their injuries were life-threatening.