Pope Leo Officially Recognizes Patriarch Polus III Nona

Pope Leo XIV officially granted Ecclesiastical Communion to Mar Polis III Nona, the newly elected Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans in an Official Letter.

In simple terms: the Chaldean bishops elected him, and the Pope formally recognized him in full communion with Rome.

Pope Leo’s letter also honors the Chaldean Church’s ancient apostolic roots, its martyrs, and its mission from Iraq to the diaspora.

May God bless the new Chaldean Patriarch and the future of the Chaldean Church.