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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 .
- 5–8 March 2021
Mar 6, 2021 · Reuters. Pope Francis delivered Mass at St Joseph's Cathedral in Baghdad. Yazidis appoint new spiritual leader in Iraq. Yazidi children still haunted by IS, Amnesty says. Why was the visit...
Mar 8, 2021 · 8 March 2021. Thousands attend Pope stadium Mass in Irbil. The Pope Francis visited parts of northern Iraq once held by Islamic State (IS) militants on the third day of his historic trip...
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Mar 5, 2021 · Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq. The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus...
Mar 7, 2021 · Surrounded by rubble in Mosul, Pope Francis says ‘hope is more powerful than death.’ Thousands gather for Mass in Erbil despite virus fears, capping the pope’s visit to Iraq.
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Mar 7, 2021 · 7 Mar 2021. Pope Francis began an historic visit to Iraq on Friday, the first by a pontiff to the birthplace of the Eastern churches from where more than a million Christians have fled over...
Mar 7, 2021 · By Christopher Wells. “Today, I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, and that Christ is alive and at work in this, His holy and faithful people,” Pope Francis said in his Homily during the concluding Mass for his Apostolic Journey to Iraq.
