On January 13, 2023, The Youth Committee of the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil held its first preparatory meeting for Ankawa Youth Days 2023, which will be held on June 29 and 30, and will be concluded with a celebration of the Divine Liturgy on July 1, 2023.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died on the morning of December 31, 2022, at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery as confirmed by the Vatican Press.
On December 24, 2022, H. G Archbishop Bashar Warda headed the Christmas Vigil Mass at St Joseph’s Chaldean Cathedral along with the deacons and the main choir, in the presence of civil officials and more than 1500 people of the faithful laity.
As part of their monthly campaign, al rahma foundation distributed food packages for poor families in Ankawa. 400 packages were delivered for 400 families, and for the occasion of Christmas and the New Year, the food packages were doubled compared to last months.
On December 23, 2022, the Catechism committee of the Archdiocese of Erbil organized a wonderful Christmas celebration for the elementary stage catechism students, at the catechism center.
The Christmas Carols service was organized and prepared under the initiative of the Archdiocese’s children choirs from the parishes of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St Joseph, St George and Sts. Peter and Paul.
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated on December 8, which is also a big feast day for the the Chaldean daughters of Mary, Archbishop Warda celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St Joseph’s Novitate for the Chaldean Daughters of Mary.
The administrative staff of the archdiocesan schools held their regular meeting under the chairmanship of His Excellency Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda and Mr. Fahmy Babka, General Supervisor of the Archdiocesan Schools.
As a part of the monthly program “Mass & Breakfast”, the Archdiocese parish groups (fraternities) had a joint meeting with the group of St George’s from Telesqof on Friday, November 25, 2022.
The report of the UN investigation team formed by the United Nations concluded that the crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq are crimes against humanity and have targeted Christians in the country.
