Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and one of the world’s most influential Catholic leaders, arrived in metro Detroit this week to raise awareness and support for families struggling in the Holy Land after two years of devastating conflict. His visit drew strong participation from Michigan’s Catholic and Chaldean communities, who have mobilized significant humanitarian assistance in recent months.
Read MoreMembers of the Chaldean, Assyrian, and Aramean community continue to bring pride and visibility to their heritage on a global scale, including in the world of sports. Just days after Swedish-Syriac football standout Nahier Bisara was honored as the Swedish league’s Best Player and Best Midfielder, another son of the diaspora, undefeated boxer Alex Naaman, has delivered a historic victory of his own.
Read MoreThe City of Oak Park partnered with first responders, the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, and Forgotten Harvest to distribute full Thanksgiving meals to more than 250 local households facing increasing food insecurity.
Read MoreThe Chaldean-American community in Metro Detroit is grappling with profound grief following the tragic November 7 shooting at Star Auto Sales in Shelby Township. Marvan Talal-Razooqi Batoo, the dealership owner, and his friend Ghaith Baban were killed in what authorities describe as a targeted attack. Both men were cherished members of the Chaldean community, whose loss has left a deep void among families and friends across the region.
Read MoreChaldean Patriarch Mar Louis Raphaël Sako has urged Iraq’s Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian community to unify their political voice following recent parliamentary elections in which Christian quota seats were influenced by major Shia and Kurdish blocs. Frustrated by what he describes as the ongoing manipulation of the Christian quota and the internal weakness of his own community, Mar Sako calls for the creation of an independent, clergy-free council composed of political parties, trustworthy MPs, activists, and experts from inside and outside Iraq.
Read MoreDOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Members of Iraqi security forces and displaced people living in camps, including minority Yazidis, cast their ballots Sunday in early voting ahead of this week's parliamentary election in Iraq. The election, which will help determine whether Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani gets a second term, comes against the backdrop of fears of another conflict between Israel and Iran, and Iraq’s balancing act with Tehran and Washington.
Read MoreOn October 20, 2025, Chaldean Patriarch Mar Louis Raphaël Sako received Dr. Margarete Van Ess, head of the German Archaeological Mission in Najaf, and Dr. Mohammed Hadi Badan, Director of the Najaf Antiquities and Heritage Inspectorate, at the Patriarchal Residence in Baghdad. Their meeting focused on protecting Iraq’s Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian heritage, a key component of the country’s ancient and diverse identity.
Read MoreOn Sunday, President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social the appointed of Mark Savaya, a Chaldean entrepreneur, as US Special Envoy for Iraq.
Read MoreFor most kids, “asthma” is just a word they’ve heard from parents or teachers—something serious, maybe even scary, but distant. For Charlize Sitto and Elinor Jwaydah, it became personal. Elinor remembers being a child who didn’t even know she had asthma. “I didn’t realize my coughing and shortness of breath were symptoms,” she said. “It was confusing and kind of scary, and I wish someone had explained it to me in a way I could understand.” That experience became a driving force behind her work.
Read MoreLong ago, the lands around Mosul nurtured families whose fathers and mothers worked its fields and whose children’s laughter echoed across its soil. But that life was swept away in the 1980s, when the waters of the Mosul Dam rose, swallowing not only the land but entire chapters of unwritten history.
Read MoreEthan Mukhtar, a talented Chaldean-American golfer from Farmington Hills, is making waves in the golfing world. A 2025 graduate of Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory High School, Ethan was a four-year varsity letterwinner and a key member of the school's first-ever MHSAA Division 2 state championship-winning boys golf team in 2024.
Read MoreEleven years after ISIS’s takeover of Mosul and the Nineveh Plains, Iraq’s Christian communities continue to show remarkable resilience. Despite ongoing regional tensions, churches remain full, and this year thousands of children across the country received their first Communion.
Read MoreFor the first time, the U.S. Congress officially commemorated the 1933 Simele Massacre, in which thousands of Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian civilians were killed by the Iraqi Army with British involvement.
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