Assyrian Church of the East in communion with Rome

I'm not going to go into all the ins and outs of the situation because some of it speaks ill of a hierarch and to completely understand it all would take pages. Simply put, Mar Bawai Soro together with his priests and deacons of the Assyrian Church of the East (Assyrian Catholic Apostolic Diocese aka "ACAD") totaling over 3 thousand faithful are now in communion with the Catholic Church.

There is a diocesan announcement here and an informative blog post here.

From the announcement:

The most obvious element which has aided this Church Unity movement was the general meeting of the clergy on the Friday of the Confessors, March 28, 2008, in the Cathedral of St. Peter in San Diego, on which a Catholic Profession of Faith was recited publicly before the altar of the Lord, and a mutual acceptance of Church Unity was accomplished within the one Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle.

After consultation with the highest competent authorities of our Catholic Church, attending to their directives and in total adherence to Canon Law, with great joy we are inviting you all, clergy and faithful, responding to the will of the Lord for the unity of his disciples, to join us in the public gatherings and ecclesial ceremonies within which we will celebrate the grace of full communion, on the days of Saturday and Sunday, May 10-11 2008 ...