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Children process into the St. Mary al-Tahir Church, also known as the Church of the Immaculate Conception, in Baghdad, for their first Communion. / Credit: Chaldean Catholic Church

Hope in Iraq: Churches Full as 1,500 Children Celebrate First Communion

Just weeks ago, Christians throughout Iraq celebrated as 1,500 boys and girls received their first holy Communion.

Thousands celebrate the beginning of Holy Week on April 13, 2025, with a Palm Sunday procession in Qaraqosh, Iraq. / Credit: Ismael Adnan/ACI MENA

Nearly 20,000 Celebrate Palm Sunday in Iraq’s "City of Hosanna": Photos

Thousands of Christians gathered in Qaraqosh, Iraq, to welcome Christ as king and prince of peace as Holy Week began...

Rody Sher, editor-in-chief of ACI MENA, speaks on the second anniversary of ACI MENA in 2024 at the Catholic University in Erbil, Iraq, where the agency is based. This year marks three years since ACI MENA began its mssion to report on the Church and the lives of Christians in the Middle East. / Credit: ACI MENA

EWTN News Service in Middle East, Northern Africa Marks Three Years of Amplifying Voices of Christians, Trusted Source

A service of EWTN News, ACI MENA was established in 2022 and currently operates from the Catholic University in Erbil,...