The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) consecrated and installed The Rev. Sani Ibrahim Charlie “Barhoum” Azar as the fourth Bishop in the church’s history on 12 January, 2018. His tenure follows the 20-year term of Bishop Emeritus, Munib Younan, who was celebrated in a service on 10 January, 2018.

The Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Louis Raffael Sako, called on Iraqi leaders in Baghdad and Erbil to put people before oil profits in their evolving political calculations concerning the future of Iraq.