Showing posts with label Chaldean Patriarchate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chaldean Patriarchate. Show all posts

Christians call off holiday celebrations throughout Iraq

 The celebrations are also being called off as a tribute to the victims of the Hamdaniya fire that killed 133 people in September, with nearly all of the victims being Christians.

 


Photo:Worshippers attend a Christmas eve service at Mart Shmoni Syriac Orthodox church in the Ankawa, last year.

Dec 17, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas


According to a statement issued Sunday by the Chaldean Patriarchate, all activities in clubs and churches during Christmas, and New Year's Eve will be canceled in protest against the removal of the Patriarch Raphael Louis Sako from his role as patriarch, among other issues faced by the community.