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Mar 6, 2024 · Archbishop Najeeb explained that, though Pope Francis brought them comfort and encouraged expatriated Iraqi Christians to resettle following the military defeat of ISIS in 2017, many still hesitate, and families continue to emigrate from the Nineveh Plain and Iraqi Kurdistan, due to ongoing insecurity.
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...
- Penitent Pilgrim of Peace and Reconciliation
- Comfort to A Church in Trying Moments
- Hope in Spite of Suffering
“I come as a pilgrim, as a penitent pilgrim to implore forgiveness and reconciliation from the Lord after years of war and terrorism, to ask God for the consolation of hearts and the healing of wounds,” Pope Francis said. Recent decades marked by war, insecurity and persecution have dwindled the numbers of the once vibrant Christian communities in ...
Pope Francis, turning his thoughts to the many Christians who have borne witness to their faith in Jesus in the midst of difficult trials, expressed his gratitude to them and offered some fatherly words of comfort. “I look forward to seeing you,” the Pope said. “I am honored to meet a martyred Church. Thank you for your witness.” The Pope went on t...
The Pope continued to express his closeness and his message of hope to the many others who have suffered over the years but have not fallen. These, noted the Pope, include Christians, Muslims and more particularly, the Yazidis who “have suffered so much.” “I come to your blessed and wounded land as a pilgrim of hope,” said the Pope. “From you, in N...
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Mar 7, 2021 · "We hope that it will lead to better days." 01:46. The Christian community of Iraq, a Muslim-majority country of 40 million, has shrunk from 1.5 million before the 2003 US-led invasion that...
Mar 7, 2021 · The visit by Pope Francis to the northern Iraqi city of Mosul at the weekend will be a symbol of hope and an opportunity to join forces for peace and unity, the UN cultural agency, UNESCO,...
Jun 3, 2021 · Along with the signing of the Document on Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi in 2019, the Iraq visit was a “milestone in the path of interreligious dialogue.”. Echoing the Patriarch, Cardinal Ayuso said Pope Francis, “went to Iraq as a pastor to tell Iraqis: You are all brothers.”.
Mar 7, 2021 · Pope Francis prayed Sunday for "victims of war" in northern Iraq, where the Islamic State group ravaged one of the world's oldest Christian communities until the jihadists' defeat three years...
