By Baghdadhope
Deep sadness characterizes the opening of the synod of the Chaldean bishops in Ankawa.
Chaldean Patriarchate website published the news of the disappearance of the mother of Mgr. Jacques Isaac, Chaldean patriarchal vicar in Ankawa for the synod.
Mrs. Helali Yousef, 87 years, died suddenly in Baghdad. The funeral ceremony will be held tomorrow morning in Alqosh, her hometown.
Baghdadhope offers its deepest condolences to Msgr. Isaac and to his family in this painful occasion.