Baghdad, Iraq, Mar 5, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).- Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ address to bishops, priests, religious, consecrated persons, seminarians, and catechists, delivered March 5, 2021, at the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady o… […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 5, 2021 / 08:17 am (CNA).- Pope Francis met Iraqi Catholic leaders in Baghdad on Friday, in a cathedral where 48 people were martyred during a 2010 terrorist attack.
The March 5 meeting with bishops, priests, religious, seminarians,… […]
Baghdad, Iraq, Mar 5, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Here is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ address to the Iraqi authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps, delivered March 5, 2021, at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad.
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Rome Newsroom, Mar 5, 2021 / 06:48 am (CNA).- In his first speech in Iraq, Pope Francis called for an end to violence and extremism so that ordinary Iraqis can live, work, and pray in peace.
Speaking to Iraqi government authorities from the hall of th… […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 4, 2021 / 07:20 am (CNA).- Iraqi Catholics have asked Pope Francis to bless a statue of the Virgin Mary that was desecrated by the Islamic State.
The Marian statue was decapitated in the Christian village of Karamles, between Mosul … […]
CNA Staff, Mar 3, 2021 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- A Catholic charity launched a $1.8 million project helping Christian students on the eve of the historic papal visit to Iraq.
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) announced on March 3 that it would donat… […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 3, 2021 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Iraqi Christians and Muslims alike have expressed excitment for Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, an aid worker based in Erbil told CNA this week.
Davide Bernocchi, Catholic Relief Services’… […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 3, 2021 / 06:15 am (CNA).- Christians in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains were able to rebuild a nursery school and other facilities destroyed by the Islamic State thanks to a custom Lamborghini auctioned off by Pope Francis.
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Rome Newsroom, Mar 2, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Erbil said he hopes that with Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, the world will see a different, and positive, side of the country, after many years of violence and war.
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Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).-
In a week’s time, Pope Francis is expected to make history by becoming the first pope to travel to Iraq. His March 5-8 trip will take him from excavations of historical biblical sites… […]
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