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Mar 4, 2021 · Pope Francis’ visit to the Middle Eastern nation comes as the realization of a dream of his predecessor, Pope St. John Paul II, who had planned to travel to Iraq at the end of 1999 but could not make the journey. The Pope's four-day journey will include visits to several cities, as well as meetings with Christian communities and religious ...
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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 · After arriving in Iraq on Friday, Pope Francis travelled over the weekend to Mosul and holy sites within the country’s Christian heartland. On Sunday, according to media reports, the pontiff called for peace and prayed among ruined churches for the victims of the conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which left thousands of civilians dead.
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 ...
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 · 16:40. Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Religious, Consecrated Persons, Seminarians, Catechists at the Syro-Catholic Cathedral of “Our Lady of Salvation” in Baghdad. Saturday, 6 March 2021. BAGHDAD - NAJAF - UR - BAGDHAD. 7:45. Departure by plane for Najaf. 8:30. Arrival at Najaf Airport. 9:00.
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 ...
