The statue of the Virgin Mary placed on the tower of the Catholic Church in Qaraqosh

Publication Date: 15/1/2021

Source: Agenzia Fides

When Pope Francis visits the city of Qaraqosh as part of his visit to Iraq, he will also see the large statue of Mary on the bell tower of the church in the sanctuary "al Tahira" .

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Chaldean Christian woman elected mayor of strategic town in Kurdistan Region

Author: Halgurd Sherwani

Publication Date: 10/1/2021

Source: Kurdistan24

A Chaldean-Christian woman was recently inaugurated as the mayor of Ibrahim Khalil, a strategic town in the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province, making her the first female and Christian person to take the post.

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Mosul a sign that Christians and Muslims can cooperate in Iraq

Author: Inés San Martín

Publication Date: 9/1/2021

Source: Crux Now

Dominican Father Olivier Poquillon is currently working in Mosul, Iraq, after serving as the General Secretary of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE).

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Christians among Muslims: The Church Missionary Society in the Northern Sudan

Author: Heather Sharkey

Publisher/Publication: The Journal of African History

Volume/Issue: 43

DOI/ISBN: 10.1017/S0021853702008022

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