البطريرك نونا يفتتح مبنى بيت الطفل التابع لرهبنة بنات قلب يسوع الأقدس في عنكاوا

Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Mar Paul Thomas Nuna inaugurated the new Child Home building for the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ankawa on Thursday, October 1, 2026. During the ceremony, the Patriarch congratulated the sisters on the achievement and expressed hope for future projects that support human development and education.

Mother Samar Kamel, the superior general of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, described the building as a new beginning for nurturing generations through integrated care and moral education. She thanked donors including Aid to the Church in Need, العمل الشرق (Work of the East), and the dioceses of Erbil and Basra.

The Child Home originally opened in 1994 with only two small rooms in the convent. It expanded in 2007 and again in 2014 under Bishop Bashar Mitto Wardah to accommodate displaced children. The current facility, which was inaugurated in June 2025, continues to add services using play-based learning and direct experience.

The inauguration was attended by Archbishop Bashar Mitto Wardah of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil, Archbishop Mikhail Naguib of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul and Aqra, and Antonine Hermis Monastic Order superior general Samer Surisho.