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After what has been seen there as a huge success, Pope Francis has departed Iraq. On Sunday he visited the ruins of Mosul. NBC chief foreign correspondent Ri...
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Nov 18, 2023 · The President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, is received in private audience in the Vatican by Pope Francis and meets with the Vatican Secretary of State and Secretary for Relations with States. By Vatican News. Pope Francis on Saturday received in audience the President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid.
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 ever ...
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“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 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 plight of ...
Mar 6, 2021 · He called for peace and love, and in doing so realized a dream harbored by John Paul II, who planned to visit Iraq himself, before tensions forced him to cancel more than 20 years ago. Francis ...
Jun 3, 2021 · Every moment was marked by gestures and words that leave a mark.”. 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 ...
