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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 2, 2021 · When he arrives in Iraq, Pope Francis will fulfil one of John Paul II’s dreams. By Andrea Tornielli. Iraqi Christians had been waiting for the Pope for twenty-two years. It was in 1999 when St John Paul II planned a short but significant pilgrimage to Ur of the Chaldees, the first stage of the Jubilee journey to the places of salvation.
Mar 5, 2021 · BAGHDAD — Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside...
Mar 4, 2021 · March 4, 2021, 7:34 AM. 1:09. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. When the pontiff touches down in Baghdad on Friday, it will be the culmination of a Vatican trip decades in the planning.
- Pilgrim of Peace
- State Visit
- Pope’s Greetings to Journalists Aboard The Papal Flight
- National Journalism Award
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...
Feb 25, 2021 · 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...
Mar 4, 2021 · Many of those who left will never come back. But Iraq’s leaders hope that Christians displaced within the country will soon feel safe enough to go home. President Barham Salih says the...
