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Mar 5, 2021 · The Pope will also visit nearby Qaraqosh, where Christians have returned since the defeat of IS in 2017. Pope Francis. Roman Catholic Church. Middle East Christians. Iraq. Christianity. On...
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 ...
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Before the US-led invasion of 2003, Christians of different denominations numbered about 1.6 million in Iraq. Today, less than 300,000 remain, according to figures provided by the Chaldean Church. Since then 58 churches have been damaged or destroyed and hundreds of Iraqi Christians have been killed for their faith. Under dictator Saddam Hussein, t...
The pope will meet Iraqi President Barham Salih and officials in Baghdad, where he is expected to raise concerns about the discrimination and intimidation faced by Christians. The pope, who in 2019 inaugurated a new phase of interfaith dialogue between the Roman Church and Islam, will also visit Najaf to meet Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the hig...
Declining oil prices combined with mismanagement, corruption and an unfavourable business environment are deepening Iraq’s economic crisis, according to the World Bank. High unemployment rates and the coronavirus pandemic are putting 12 million people at risk of poverty. But it is not only the economic hardship that makes it difficult for Christian...
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...
Jun 3, 2021 · 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 interreligious dialogue.”. Echoing the Patriarch, Cardinal Ayuso said Pope Francis, “went to Iraq as a pastor to tell Iraqis: You are all brothers.”. This is not simply a “theoretical brotherhood,” Cardinal ...
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...
Mar 4, 2021 · Francis will be traveling amid a second wave of the coronavirus there, and soon after 10 rockets rained down on the Ain al-Asad air base, northwest of Baghdad, on Wednesday. But a morale boost is...
