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- A Wonderful Mosaic For Human Coexistence
- We Are All Brothers
- A Milestone For Interreligious Dialogue
- Rebuilding Iraq
The Secretary-General of the Higher Committee, Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, opened the webinar, explaining, “We are gathered here today to think together about how we can invest this visit of the Pope and help our brethren in beloved Iraq, a country that constitutes a beautiful social fabric and a wonderful mosaic for human coexistence.” This beautifu...
Among the keynote speakers at the webinar was Cardinal Luis Raphaël I Sako, the Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. He expressed his hope that participants would “reach a vision and a work plan to implement what the Pope indicated in his speeches and meetings.” Cardinal Sako explained that Pope Francis, coming to Iraq in ...
The President of the Pontifical Council for Intereligious Dialogue, Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, said, “The entire trip to Iraq was significant. 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 inte...
Thursday’s webinar also included the Assistant Director-General of UNESCO, Ernesto Ottone Ramirez who, along with Dominican Father Olivier Poquillon, highlighted UNESCO’s “Revive the Spirit of Mosul” initiative. Culture ministers from Iraq and the UAE emphasized the common challenges facing the peoples of the region. Representatives of Iraq’s Islam...
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.
Feb 25, 2021 · Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2021 / 12:00 pm In a week's time, Pope Francis is expected to make history by becoming the first pope to travel to Iraq.
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 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 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 ...
