Iraqi Christians begin church restoration campaign

ICC Note

Iraqi Christians are restoring churches in Southern part of the country. Please pray for more peace and stability in Iraq .

07/24/2008 Iraq (CNA) – Christians in the southern Iraq have begun a campaign to restore churches which have been rendered unusable due to war and neglect.

Built in 1880, one of the oldest churches in southern Iraq , the Chaldean Church of Um Al Ahzan (Our Lady of Sorrows), recently reopened. Father Al Banna celebrated a special Mass and baptism there on June 29, Ankawa.com reports.

Father Al Banna said there is confidence among Christians that the government can preserve the Christian religious heritage in the area. Some families who fled the region have even returned because of the new security situation.