...into the Minds and Hearts of Middle East Catholics. A new documentary from St. Peter Chaldean Seminary in Iraq. A joint effort of Chaldean, Syrian, Maronite and Latin rites – all volunteers! An Open Door is a response to the Church’s call for ecumenism and the Holy Father’s call to help Christians in the Middle East. This five part documentary provides insight into the minds and hearts of Catholics living in Iraq. Their peaceful nature and their status as a minority, too small to defend themselves, have caused Iraqi Catholics to be targeted and made victims of war after war. Due to this situation, the Christian population in Iraq has fallen from over 1.5 million to three- to four hundred thousand, and is continuing to drop.
View the documentary An Open Door
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Written by Louis Sako (Archbishop of Kirkuk, Iraq)
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Signs of Hope in a Place of Despair, Part 2
The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, will convene a special synod for the Middle East to be held from the 10th to the 24th of October 2010. The theme will be The Catholic Church in the Middle East: Communion and Testimony. On this occasion, I would like to express my gratitude to the Holy Father for this opportunity and blessing, which will be of benefit to us all.
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Read the Iraqi bishops' appeal for assistance.
Letter of Invitation
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Signs Of Hope In A Place Of Despair, Part 1
Since 2005-2007 Christians have been living through hard times. At least 800 have been killed, others kidnapped and forced to leave. Families(an estimated sixty percent) are split and scattered in various countries.
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