Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Patriarch Delly in France


Patriarch Dally III, Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon

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After meeting with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Italy and Germany, on His first European tour since his patriarchal ordination, our beloved patriarch His Beatitude Mar Emmanuel III Delly, the Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon has arrived to Paris as his third European station.
He was received by the President of France: Mr. Jack Chirac, along with his staff:
- Bishop Shlemoon Warduni (Auxiliary bishop for the diocese of Baghdad),
- Msgr. Phillip Najim (The Patriarchal Procurator for the Holy See), and
- Msgr. Petrus Yousif (The Patriarchal Procurator in France).

After finishing his first European “Pastoral Visit,” his beatitude Mar Emmanuel will be heading to America to visit the Chaldean community of America. This community is the second largest Chaldean community in the world after the mother country Iraq. Chaldeans of America has two dioceses: St. Tomas (for the eastern states) and of St. Peter (for the western once). The approximate number of Chaldeans living in America is around 200,000. After His visit to America, His Beatitude will terminate his tour by visiting Australia and New Zealand.

Friday, May 13, 2005

A Tablet Found in My Town’s Neighborhood from 1342


Qaraqoosh 1342 A.D.
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A tablet found in “St. John” Syrian Catholic Church-Mosul (Town of Baghdedeh) from the year 1342 A.D. It is actually a memorial of a dead young man. This town is known as a Syrian one, but writing found on this tablet is not Aramaic it is Arabic! There is a mystery here! It was the period after collapsing of the Abbasid’s Empire in Baghdad at 1256 by the Mongols. So the Arabic language at the Mongol time was not that active one!

Saturday, May 07, 2005


Violence in My Country

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Innocent kids in their homes, school, and everywhere are suffering everyday from terrorism in Iraq.
God be with them. Our Lady protects them.

Merry Christmas & Happy 2020