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Mar 6, 2024 · Christians in Iraq still fear insecurity. Three years after Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Chaldean Archbishop Michael Najeeb of Mosul and Aqra tells Vatican News that the fruits of that historic visit are slowly beginning to show, despite ongoing difficulties for Christians. By Jean Charles Putzolu and Lisa Zengarini.
Mar 5, 2021 · 5 March 2021. The Pope's Iraq visit is his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first...
Mar 6, 2021 · 6 March 2021. Pope: 'We cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion' Pope Francis has condemned extremism in the name of religion on a historic visit to Iraq where he discussed the...
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."
Mar 5, 2021 · Published March 5, 2021 Updated March 7, 2021. Pope John Paul II had to cancel plans to visit Iraq at the turn of this century as the country’s escalating tensions with the United States ...
Mar 6, 2021 · The Patriarch Abraham, who today brings us together in unity, was a prophet of the Most High. An ancient prophecy says that the peoples “shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks” (Is 2:4). This prophecy has not been fulfilled; on the contrary, swords and spears have turned into missiles and bombs.
Mar 7, 2021 · March 07, 2021 4:54 AM update March 07, 2021 11:45 AM. By VOA News. A Kurdistan flag is held up as Pope Francis arrives to hold a mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, March 7,...
