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Reckless decisions to invade and nation build in other countries leads to more harm than good. by Bonnie Kristian
Pope Francis just wrapped up a trip to Iraq this week for the first-ever papal visit to the country, a trip the Vatican has described as “an act of love for this land, for its people Continue reading
Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil on March 7th, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA
MoreWashington D.C., Mar 8, 2021 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- President Joe Biden stated his admiration for Pope Francis on Monday, after the pontiff’s four-day visit to Iraq. Continue reading
by Louis Raphael Sako*
The Chaldean Patriarch expressed satisfaction with Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, who is stronger than COVID-19 and terrorism. This event can bear fruit “in every respect”, from interfaith dialogue to the rebirth of the Christian community and the country. The Continue reading
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)– Pope Francis has visited Iraq to reassure the nation’s dwindling Christian community of his prayers after years of Islamic attacks and persecution. Continue reading
John Lavenburg national correspondent
In 2018 Monsignor Kieran Harrington, ecclesiastical assistant for Aid to the Church in Need, journeyed to Irbil, Telskuf, Qaraqosh, and Ankawa while on sabbatical. At that Continue reading
At the conclusion of his Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Pope Francis celebrates Sunday Mass with the Iraqi faithful in Erbil’s Franso Hariri Stadium. By Christopher Wells
“Today, I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, and that Christ is alive and at work in this, His holy and faithful people,” Pope Francis said in his Homily during Continue reading
By Catholic News Service
BAGHDAD (CNS) — Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them. Continue reading
On his last full day in Iraq, Francis told Christians to forgive their oppressors, the better to put their energy toward restoring their country.
Pope Francis listens to Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, right, delivering his welcome speech during a meeting with the Qaraqosh community at the Continue reading
On the last day of a four-day visit, Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians Sunday to forgive Muslim extremists and to rebuild.
Members of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) extinguish a fire which reportedly erupted after a bombardment from unknown sources of makeshift oil refining installations in Aleppo province, on March 5, 2021. (AFP)
Syria’s war has killed more than 387,000 people and displaced millions since starting in Continue reading
Iraqi Christians in Baghdad have witnessed the first ever papal Mass held in an Iraqi church. The Pope is halfway through his historic trip.
The Pope held his service in a Catholic church but in accordance with Eastern rituals
On the second day of his visit to Iraq, Pope Francis delivered a Mass in the St. Joseph Continue reading
Mariam Fam, Associated Press Photo: Hadi Mizban, AP
Iraqi Christians clean the the roof of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Pope Francis will visit the church during his historic trip to Iraq. Damaged during Continue reading
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Pope Francis and Iraqi President Barham Salih attend a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Baghdad March 5, 2021. (Credit: Paul Haring/AP.) Continue reading
Pope Francis began a historic trip to war-battered Iraq on Friday, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world’s oldest and most persecuted Christian communities. Two decades of back-to-back conflicts have left ancient Christian communities that were once a vibrant and integral part of the landscape scattered and Continue reading
The Catholic University of Erbil in Ankawa, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need.
MoreCNA Staff, Mar 3, 2021 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- A Catholic charity launched a $1.8 million project helping Christian students on the eve of the historic papal visit to Iraq. Continue reading
Christians in Iraq repair a cross in Qaraqosh, in Nineveh province (AFP or licensors)
After centuries of Ottoman rule, Iraq emerged as a political unit of its own one hundred years ago. Over the past century, Iraqi Christians have witnessed times of wealth and peaceful coexistence, but they have also had to endure some horrible wars and persecutions. Continue reading
A mural depicting Pope Francis on a concrete wall around the Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad, in preparation for the pontiff’s visit, AP/Photo/Khalid Mohammed ope Francis will arrive in Iraq on Friday in a first-ever papal visit to the country that is expected to raise awareness about the challenges facing Iraqi Christians – a majority of whom are Catholic. Continue reading
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Music floats through the backstreets of Erbil’s Christian neighbourhood of Ainkawa, its source is singers and instrumentalists seated in a semi-circle around a priest at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church. Continue reading
Father Ammar Altony Yako celebrates Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2021. Pope Francis plans to Qaraqosh March 7 during his March 5-8 trip to Iraq. (Photo: CNS/Thaier al-Sudani, Reuters)
By John L. Aleen Continue reading