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Mar 4, 2021 · Pope Francis’ visit to the Middle Eastern nation comes as the realization of a dream of his predecessor, Pope St. John Paul II, who had planned to travel to Iraq at the end of 1999 but could not make the journey. The Pope's four-day journey will include visits to several cities, as well as meetings with Christian communities and religious ...
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Mar 4, 2021 · In a video message to the Iraqi people on the eve of his visit to their country, Pope Francis said he is coming in three different roles: as a “penitent pilgrim,” a “pilgrim of peace” and ...
Mar 4, 2021 · Vatican City, Mar 4, 2021 / 04:00 am. A day before he departs for Baghdad, Pope Francis sent a video message to the Iraqi people, saying that he was coming to Iraq as "a pilgrim of peace."
Nov 18, 2023 · By Vatican News. Pope Francis on Saturday received in audience the President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid. The Iraqi President then met with the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.
Mar 7, 2021 · Pope Francis made an appeal for peaceful coexistence in Iraq on Sunday as he prayed for war victims. He prayed amid church ruins in Mosul, a city that suffered widespread destruction in the war ...
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Mar 7, 2021 · On his last full day in Iraq, the pope on Sunday was surrounded by rubble on his visit to the once-vibrant city of Mosul. He prayed for victims of all faiths who had endured war and armed conflict.
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Mar 7, 2021 · Pope Francis, surrounded by shells of destroyed churches, arrives to pray for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, in Mosul, Iraq, once the de-facto capital of IS, March 7, 2021.
