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Pope Francis's visit to Iraq took place between 5 March and 8 March 2021. The visit was accorded on following an invitation of the Government of Iraq and the Chaldean Catholic Church. The visit was remembered as an attempt to mend bridges between the different faiths in Iraq. During this first ever journey to Iraq by a Pontifex, Pope Francis ...
Mar 6, 2021 · Pope’s visit is a reminder of Iraq’s vanishing religious minorities. ... But in many ways the meeting between Pope Francis and Iraq’s most revered Shiite cleric in the holy city of Najaf on ...
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Mar 10, 2021 · Pope Francis is welcomed at the presidential palace in Baghdad shortly after the pontiff’s arrival in Iraq on March 5, 2021. Francis is the first pope to visit Iraq. “I am coming as a pilgrim ...
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Mar 8, 2021 · The Pope Francis visited parts of northern Iraq once held by Islamic State (IS) militants on the third day of his historic trip to the country. Christians were among those targeted by IS when they ...
Mar 5, 2021 · Follow the Pope's four-day visit to Iraq, the first papal trip to the country, as a pilgrim seeking peace, fraternity and reconciliation. See his meetings with political, religious and civil authorities, and his encounters with Christian communities and interreligious dialogue.
Mar 7, 2021 · Pope Francis’s three-day visit to Iraq was a boon to the diminishing Christian community, a boost for the beleaguered Iraqi government — and a possible health hazard, as many participants ...
Mar 5, 2021 · Updated at 2:45 p.m. ET. IRBIL, Iraq — Pope Francis has touched down in Iraq for the first-ever papal visit to the predominantly Muslim country, beginning a four-day visit in Baghdad, where ...
