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Mar 5, 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 papal visit...
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...
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Pope Francis will spend four days in the Middle Eastern nation during which he will travel north and south as “a pilgrim seeking peace, fraternity and reconciliation”, as he himself has said. His intense schedule foresees moments of prayer and encounter with Christian communities and representatives of the Catholic Church in Iraq, as well as meetin...
The palace itself was constructed on the orders of King Faisal II who headed the nation between 1953 and 1958 after the murder of the reigning monarch. It was former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s preferred place to meet visiting Heads of State. The palace itself served as the MNF-I Headquarters of coalition troops during the occupation of Iraq, as ...
During the four and a half hour flight, Pope Francis greeted the journalists travelling with him aboard the Alitalia A330 airplane. "I am happy to resume my travels," he said, describing this visit as "a duty to a land that has been martyred for so many years." He thanked those present for their work and their company. The director of the Holy See ...
He said there were "74 journalists from 15 countries" on the papal flight. During the exchange, the Pope was presented with a "Maria Grazia Cutuli" Italian National Journalism Award 2021, on the twentieth anniversary of her death in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. On the certificate, Pope Francis is described as a "Special Envoy" who "wearing out his shoes...
Mar 2, 2021 · Pope Francis will be leaving soon for the most difficult and most important journey of his pontificate. On the agenda: Expressing his closeness to Christians, support for the reconstruction of a nation devastated by war and terrorism, reaching out to our Muslim brothers and sisters.
Mar 5, 2021 · Updated at 2:45 p.m. ET. IRBIL, Iraq — Pope Francis has touched down in Iraq for the first-ever papal visit to the predominantly Muslim country, beginning a four-day visit in Baghdad, where...
Mar 7, 2021 · 7 Mar 2021. |. Updated : 7 Mar 2021. 12:11 PM (GMT) Pope Francis arrived in northern Iraq, where he is planning to pray in the ruins of churches damaged or destroyed by fighters from the ISIL...
Mar 8, 2021 · 8 March 2021. Thousands attend Pope stadium Mass in Irbil. The Pope Francis visited parts of northern Iraq once held by Islamic State (IS) militants on the third day of his historic trip to...