Iraq – Demands for a safe environment for Iraq’s Christians

During a religious mass in the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary Church for the inauguration of Mar Shimon Daniel as a new bishop in the old Eastern Church in Baghdad, Christian clerics demanded the Iraqi government to secure a safe environment and enhance the dignity of all Iraqis. The attendees of the event stated that the Christians in Iraq encountered a series of pressures and challenges, leading many of them to emigrate outside the country.