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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…
Read morePope 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.…
Read moreby 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…
Read moreBy 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.…
Read moreJohn Lavenburg national correspondentIn 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…
Read moreAt 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…
Read moreBy 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.…
Read moreThe people of Qaraqosh – a northern Iraqi city that was controlled by the Islamic State group from 2014 to 2016 – were rebuilding their city as Pope Francis arrived Sunday as part of a four-day trip focused on supporting Iraq’s Christian community. FRANCE 24 reports.…
Read moreOn 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…
Read moreOn the last day of a four-day visit, Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians Sunday to forgive Muslim extremists and to rebuild. By Nicole Winfield and Samya Kullab Associated Press …
Read moreMembers 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…
Read moreIraqi 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 ritualsOn the second day of his visit to Iraq, Pope Francis delivered a Mass in the St. Joseph…
Read moreMariam 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…
Read moreInés San Martín rome bureau chief Pope Francis and Iraqi President Barham Salih attend a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Baghdad March 5, 2021. (Credit: Paul Haring/AP.)…
Read morePope 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…
Read moreThe 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.…
Read moreAfter 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.…
Read moreA 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 –…
Read moreERBIL, 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.…
Read moreFather 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…
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