Participating in a tradition beloved by schoolchildren around the world, pupils at Mar Qardakh International School in Erbil, Iraq this week celebrated the Solemnities of All Saints and All Souls Day as a student body. Donning a variety of outfits, students joined in games, a school-wide prayer, and shared about their costumes, recounting the lives of the saints who they represented.
On November 2, Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil delivered keynote remarks at the inaugural R20 Summit on religion in Indonesia, speaking to an audience of church leaders from various faiths.
On Friday Oct 28, 2022, the Catechism Center at Ankawa celebrated the Feast of All Saints with several activities that focused on the importance of this Feast (All Saints) within Our Catholic Church.
The Archbishop celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the second Sunday of Moses, on 23 October, 2022, and for the beginning of the new academic year with the students…
Al Safaa youth group of Um Al Maouna parish met with Fr Philippe OP to listen to his lecture on thr doctrinal differences between the Catholic and Protestant Churches.
During the 7 days tour in London, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, Archbishop Bashar Warda, participated and attended serval conferences and conducted multiple meetings with the governmental authorities in the country.
8The Central Youth Committee of the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil has started the registration process for hundreds of youths from different cities and towns for the big upcoming event (Ankawa Youth Meeting 2022) at the Catholic University in Erbil.
On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the Chaldean Diocese of Erbil celebrated the consecration and sanctification of the altar of the new Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in the city of Ankawa, in the presence of the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and the scholar Cardinal Louis Sako.
As part of its summer activities, Mar Qardakh International School has conducted multiple activities for the students and children in the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil.
Sitting down with BBC´s Stephen Sackur for a candid conversation, Archbishop Warda answers some frequently asked questions from the international community about the struggles facing Christians in Iraq
