Cardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, announced July 15 that he is withdrawing from his seat in Baghdad after Iraqi President Abdul Rashid revoked a decree recognising him as head of the Christian Church in Iraq. Cardinal Sako said he will be taking up residence in a monastery in Kurdistan, an autonomous…
Church leader warns of ‘moral chaos’ as Iraq president revokes recognition
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