Iraq, Iran and Russia

His Grace Mar Narsai Benyamin, Bishop of Iran, has raised a young deacon to the ranking of Holy Priesthood.

His Grace Mar Isaac Joseph, Bishop of Northern Iraq and Russia has laid his hands on two deacons, Batros Younan and Remon Lazar, and elevated them to the ranking of priesthood.

His Holiness MarDinkha IV Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Christmas message 2011.

His Beatitude Mar Gewargis Sliwa, Metropolitan of Baghdad and Iraq, has met Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, while on a sojourn to the Russian capital.

The Assyrian Church of the East in Telkaif, Northern Iraq has held a commemoration in honor of the 58 innocent Christians who were massacred at Baghdad’s Our Lady of Salvation Syriac Catholic Church on 31 October, 2010.

The Youth Association of the Assyrian Church of the East in Telkaif, Northern Iraq, has held a ceremony honoring parish members who are graduating from university.

Dr. William Ishaya Warda, newly appointed Adviser in the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York has called upon His Beatitude Mar Gewargis Sliwa, Metropolitan of Iraq, Russia and Jordan.

The Assyrian Church of the East in Telkaif, North Iraq has officially opened a kindergarten and pre-school sponsored by the St. Shmoni Church.

St. George Parish in Kirkuk, Iraq has celebrated the Feast of the Holy Cross with a series of events under the banner ‘Agarta’ translated from Assyrian into English as ‘Letter’.

His Grace Mar Isaac Joseph, Bishop of Northern Iraq and Russia, has officially opened a newly reconstructed church which was left ruined after decades of war and persecution.

The Assyrian Church of the East in North Iraq, along with the General Cultural Arts and Syriac Association, has held a ceremony for graduates of Syriac language studies.

The Youth Association of Diana, Northern Iraq, have successfully organized their second annual Sports and Cultural Festival, featuring lectures and activities over six days.

Faithful from across Baghdad’s parishes have attended a lecture on the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ, presented by Loay Kamail.

The Assyrian Church of the East in Telkaif, Iraq, has congratulated its summer school graduates following the offering of the Holy Eucharist by Reverend Cor-Bishop Benyamin Yosip in St Mary Church.

St. Shmoni Church in Telkaif (Tel-Kepe), Northern Iraq recently held a breakfast for the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, given after the consecration of the Eucharistic Liturgy.