Archbishop Mor Anthimos Jack Yakoub, Vicar Patriarchal of the Syriac church in Jerusalem, together with a number of other Palestinian Christian leaders, assured me that they need our love and prayers--but they also badly need practical support if Christianity is not to die in our lifetime in the land that gave birth to our common religion.
Hundreds of Syriac Christians from across Türkiye and Europe gathered in Midyat's Bağlarbaşı neighborhood for the inaugural mass, as clergy entered the church to traditional prayers. High-ranking clergy, including Turabdin and Mor Gabriel Monastery Metropolitan Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktaş, led the four-hour service that coincided with Mor Kuryakos Day.
A fragment of an ancient stele dating to the reign of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal 2,600 years ago was discovered at the Bab Shamash archaeological site in Iraq's Nineveh province. The stele's discovery, announced on social media in late June by both the Nineveh Antiquities Inspectorate and Iraq's Antiquities and Heritage State Board, was unearthed by a joint Iraqi-American archaeological...
Discovered in the ancient Assyrian Empire, the Nimrud Lens remains at the center of scientific debates about its true function, as researchers investigate whether the object had an optical use or served other purposes. The Nimrud Lens is considered one of the most curious artifacts in the archaeology of the Assyrian Empire.
The Chaldean Church patriarch, Paul III Nona, held a series of meetings this week with Iraq's top authorities, including President Nizar Amedi and Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi, who both reaffirmed the importance of the Christian presence in Iraqi society and pledged to protect the country's religious and cultural diversity.
Although the Middle East existed for centuries as a majority-Christian region, many now commonly call it "the Muslim world." Its Christian past, as well as its indigenous non-Muslim communities, are often ignored. One such community is the Assyrians, also known as Syriacs. Ancient Mesopotamia was home to a number of different groups of peoples and civilizations.