The Iraqi Catholic Christian Community is the most ancient Christian community in the world.
I’m so glad you’re back !!!
Nice link. This president is committed to including Christians in the ME to any and all emergency care coming from the USA.
Welcome to FR. You are back from where? Nice to see you.
WELCOME BACK AND THANK-YOU in shout-out! God Bless.
I thought Thomas preached the gospel and established a church in the area, before going to India
Very nice post. Happy to see your name again!
Up to 15,000 Iraqi Christians returning home this month
24 August 2017
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2017/08/24/up-to-15000-iraqi-christians-returning-home-this-month/
Around 15,000 displaced Iraqi Christians are expected to return home in the space of a single month, a charity has said.
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) says 3,000 families will likely return this month to Qaraqosh on the Nineveh Plains, which suffered some of the worst violence committed by Islamic State.
Christians are returning at such a rate that parents are increasingly concerned about securing places for their children at local schools. ACN Middle East projects coordinator Father Andrzej Halemba said that up to 10,000 school places could soon be available, with buildings being urgently repaired for the start of the new school year.
About 5,000 Christians have so far returned to Qaraqosh, however this is still only a fraction of the 50,000 who lived there until they were forced out in August 2014.
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