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As Christians prepare for Christmas amid ongoing wars and worldwide crises, Cardinal Raphael Sako of Baghdad has invited Chaldean Catholics across the world to join in a special 3-day fasting for peace. The fast will be observed from 21 to 23 December.In a message published on the website of the Chaldean Patriarchate, the Patriarch reminds the faithful that “Christmas is not just about celebrating the memory of something that happened 2,000 years ago and folklore.
The families had fled their homes in 2014 following the occupation of the region by the Islamic State of Iraq. The Patriarchate has now offered to shelter them in the recently renewed buildings of the former Chaldean seminary in Dora, a suburb south of Baghdad, which before the second Gulf War in 2003 was home to some 150,000 Christians.
For its part, the Chaldean Archdiocese of Baghdad is donating of 50 million Iraqi Dinars to support the needy, while the local Caritas is offering 800 food boxes.On Sunday, as he blessed the figurines of the Child Jesus brought by the children attending the Angelus prayer in St.
During the past nine months Cardinal Sako has repeatedly evoked the war in Eastern Europe, joining Pope Francis’ relentless appeals for peace, and voicing his concerns for the negative impact of the conflict also in the Middle East, and specifically on the Church's charitable work and on the dwindling local Christian community, facing insecurity, political instability and the economic crisis resulting from the war.
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