PH Embassy in Baghdad Chargé d’Affaires Visits Oldest Church in Basra  

At the Church of the Virgin Mary in Basra, Iraq. Head of Mission Generoso D.G. Calonge (left), discusses the history of various belief systems in Iraq with Chaldean Archbishop of Basrah Msgr. Alnaufali Habib Jajou on 16 October 2020. (Baghdad PE photo)

An Exodus of Christians during the War with ISIS. Head of Mission Generoso D.G. Calonge (left) and Chaldean Archbishop of Basra Msgr.  Alnaufali Habib Jajou (right) talks about the challenges faced by Christians who did not join the exodus and are left in Basra. These include poverty, marginalization and lack of employment opportunities. As a result, Iraqi Christians seek a better life elsewhere leaving the stoic ones behind. (Baghdad PE photo)

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