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Apr 3, 2024 · CNA Staff, Mar 7, 2021 / 08:50 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Sunday expressed joy at the vitality of the Church in Iraq despite years of fierce persecution. Celebrating Mass in the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil on March 7, the pope praised the country’s dwindling Christian community for its care for the poor.
1 day ago · Pope Francis Remembers Historic Iraq Visit 1 Year Later The Christian population in Iraq, a country of around 40 million people, has been steadily dwindling for decades, from around 1.4 million in ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Here is a breakdown of the places where Pope Francis is scheduled to visit in Iraq. Friday, March 5: Baghdad. Speech at Presidential Palace. Upon arrival at Baghdad International Airport, the pope is scheduled to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi at the airport before visiting Iraqi President Barham Salih at the presidential ...
Mar 31, 2024 · Pope Francis gave his traditional " Urbi et Orbi" Easter message on Sunday, appearing from the central loggia of Saint Peter's Basilica overlooking the Square below where he had just presided over the Easter morning Mass. The Mass and "Urbi et Urbi" (from the Latin: 'To the city and the world') message and blessing went out live on broadcasts ...
Apr 8, 2024 · Why Christians hope Pope Francis’ visit will bring a ‘reset’ for Iraq. Washington D.C., Mar 5, 2021 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq is hoped to bring a “reset” for the country, said one U.S. religious freedom advocate who has visited the region multiple times in recent years.
Apr 1, 2024 · ROME (AP) — Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday, making a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square and then delivered a ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Yet even here, there is a particular style, an imitation of Jesus and a vicinanza, a nearness, like the words of Pope John in that moonlight speech. Francis traveled to war-torn Iraq, the first ...
