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Interceptions in its skies have led to falling debris, causing limited damage to buildings and property.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A home owned by a Christian family in Ankawa, Iraq, is damaged by shrapnel from the interception of drones and missiles over Erbil. | Credit: Othman Al-Shalash\/ACI MENA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response to these rapid developments and the worsening security situation, Erbil\u2019s Catholic bishops reaffirmed the universal Church\u2019s call to pray for peace and to place dialogue above the language of war and hatred.<\/p>\n<h2>A memory marked by wars<\/h2>\n<p>Bishop Bashar Matti Warda, head of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil, told ACI MENA, the Arabic-language sister service of EWTN News, that the Church in Iraq \u201cjoins the faithful around the world, united in prayer with Pope Leo XIV for peace in the world, and especially in the Middle East,\u201d recalling the painful suffering the region has endured, particularly Iraq, through wars, violence, and displacement.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil Bashar Warda. | Credit: ACI MENA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said the past few days have been difficult because \u201cthe sound of explosions and missiles awakened the collective memory of Iraqis in general, and my personal memory, of painful chapters that are still alive: what we lived through during the eight-year war against Iran, the Gulf War in 1991, then the 2003 war and everything that followed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warda added: \u201cThey were terrible days that Iraqis in general, and Christians in particular, remember. We prayed and hoped they would not return\u2026 yet today we find ourselves living them again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warda urged world leaders and decision-makers to stop relying on force, stressing that \u201cwar is not only costly in material terms; the deep wounds it leaves, and the painful scars in memory, are even harsher.\u201d He also renewed his call for people everywhere to unite with Iraq\u2019s Christians in prayer for peace.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Do not be afraid!\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>For his part, Bishop Nathanael Nizar Semaan, head of the Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Hadiab, called on believers to be courageous, offering a clear message of reassurance: \u201cDo not be afraid\u2026 take courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ACI MENA, he said the faithful are \u201cunited in prayer with Pope Leo XIV and all people of goodwill, asking God to fill the world with his peace and joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe raise our prayers to God, asking him to enlighten everyone\u2019s minds and lead them away from the language of war.\u201d He encouraged commitment to dialogue as the path to building a better future for all.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Hadiab-Erbil Nizar Semaan. | Credit: ACI MENA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Semaan concluded by urging people to remain firm in faith and to arm themselves with prayer for the \u201csafety of our brothers and sisters here in Kurdistan, in all Iraqi cities, and in the Middle East.\u201d He entrusted all cities and towns to God\u2019s care, hoping that \u201cthese difficult days will pass soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s Ministerial Council for National Security previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MohamedShiaAlsudani\/posts\/pfbid0XB46SVaYwuBuahThGG713f7hBe8Jt2oLik12NevwvygXbBxw3GwjFYEP43sfyUAbl?rdid=1N2UaYfO1tTuO59W#\">affirmed<\/a> Iraq\u2019s commitment to preventing escalation and ensuring its territory is not used for any external or internal conflicts, in order to protect the country\u2019s stability and its people.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story<\/em>\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acimena.com\/news\/7865\/ost-klk-mtsaaad-mtarn-arbyl-alkatholyk-alsla-oalhoar-trykun-llslam\">was first published<\/a> by ACI MENA, the Arabic-language sister service of EWTN News. 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