Heavy rains damage 1,300-year-old church in Iraq
Heavy rains this week collapsed the stone walls at a church in northern Iraq, damaging a site that has stood for more than 1,300 years....
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At Westminster Abbey, King Charles confronts Christian persecution, elevates London’s Assyrians
by Joe Snell
History collided on Dec. 10 on the marble floor of Westminster Abbey — the Gothic-inspired church inside the heart of London — as King Charles...
Mar Mari forgives attacker, calls for community to act Christ-like
by Joe Snell
By Joe Snell | April 18, 2024 Mar Mari Emmanuel, the Assyrian Bishop who was stabbed during a bible sermon in Sydney on April 15,...
Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari stabbed by teenager during live streamed Sydney sermon
by Joe Snell
By Joe Snell | April 15, 2024 Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a sermon in Sydney on April 15 at the altar...
Restoration project seeks to shield Iraq’s vulnerable Christian sites
by Joe Snell
A new project in northern Iraq seeks to protect hundreds of historical Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac worship spaces and reclaim their lands from growing encroachment...
Church youth conference returns to Chicago, sets record participation
by Joe Snell
The Assyrian Church of the East youth conference took place in Chicago from June 30-July 5 and set record participation....
ACOE announces election date for new patriarch
The election of a new patriarch for the Assyrian Church of the East (ACOE) is slated for Sept. 5 in Erbil. ...
Election of new ACOE patriarch postponed due to COVID
by Joe Snell
The election of a new patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East has been postponed, according to a release from a church official....
New church opens in time for Christmas
A week before Christmas, as the new Assyrian Church of the East Mar Yosip Khnanisho Parish in Gilbert, Arizona prepared to open its doors to...
Mar Yosip Khnanisho Parish opens doors in time for Christmas
December 2018 | By Joe Snell | Feature photo by Andrew Aziz The Mar Yosip Khnanisho Parish of Gilbert, Arizona is opening doors to its...