New Chaldean Patriarch
Chaldean Synod elects new Patriarch of Baghdad to succeed Cardinal Sako. In an address to the bishops meeting for the Synod in Rome, Pope Leo said they were ‘called to elect the patriarch in a delicate and complex, and sometimes even controversial, period’. The Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church elected Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona […]
Patriarch Sako: Vatican does not respect Eastern Churches
The Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako said Pope Leo understands the situation of Eastern Catholics, but suggested curial officials were not best placed to provide advice. The head of the Chaldean Church complained of a lack of local understanding and ‘practical experience’ among curial officials: ‘When they speak, they speak occidental speech.’ Vatican […]
Pope needs ‘good people’ to work with Eastern Churches
The Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon Cardinal Sako met Pope Leo XIV during his audience with Eastern Catholics on 14 May. The Patriarch of Babylon said he hoped Pope Leo would regularly meet the Eastern Catholic patriarchs and work with the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches. Pope Leo XIV must “find good people” to guide his […]
Lebanon church leaders plan ‘summit’ for recovery road map
13 JULY 2021, THE TABLET By Catherine Pepinster. Church leaders in Lebanon are planning to hold a summit with Muslim leaders about the future of the troubled nation, as part of a “road map” given to them by Pope Francis, according to Maronite patriarch Cardinal Béchara Rai. According to Cardinal Rai, the leaders were offered […]