Rebuilding Sacred Heart

Abdul Qader Al-Dakheel and Mar Najeeb Mikhael stand with the crowd during the ceremony for the Sacred Heart Church rehabilitation on December 23.

Under the patronage and presence of Mr. Abdul Qader Al-Dakheel, Governor of Nineveh, and at the kind invitation of His Excellency Mar Najeeb Mikhael, Archbishop of Mosul and Aqra for the Chaldean Catholics, and in coordination with the Iraq office of the Chaldean Community Foundation, a ceremony was held on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at the site of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Telkeif, marking the beginning of its rehabilitation.

The work is part of a new fund created by Prime Minister Al-Sudani, at the request of the Chaldean Community Foundation, to rehabilitate the Christian Villages in the Nineveh Plain. Additional projects are expected soon, which will include the removal of debris in Batnaya and support for the St George Monastery.