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- Feb 28, 2021
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‘Not a good idea:’ Experts concerned about pope trip to Iraq
- Feb 28, 2021
Infectious disease experts are expressing concern about Pope Francis’s upcoming trip to Iraq, given a sharp rise in coronavirus infections there, a fragile health care system and the unavoidable likelihood that Iraqis will crowd to see him.
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
- Feb 24, 2021
Iraq’s Christian communities were dealt a severe blow when they were scattered by the IS onslaught in 2014, further shrinking the country’s already dwindling Christian population. Many hope their struggle to endure will get a boost from a historic visit by Pope Francis planned in March.
Iraq: Full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity
- Feb 23, 2021
Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts to the place known in Arabic as the “land of the two rivers” — the mighty Tigris and Euphrates — and once renowned as Mesopotamia, the “cradle of civilization.”
Iraq trip is opportunity for pope to build rapport with Shiite Muslims
- Feb 21, 2021
As Pope Francis continues his efforts to encourage and personally engage in interreligious dialogue, his planned March trip to Iraq will be an opportunity to extend a hand to the Shiite Muslim community.
Pandemic, security pose challenges, but pope, Iraqis, hopeful for visit
- Feb 14, 2021
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and security concerns, Pope Francis hopes to visit Iraq, an opportunity that eluded his predecessors.
Catholics in Qaraqosh, Iraq, call it ‘miracle’ that pope will visit
- Feb 12, 2021
The largest Syriac Catholic congregation in the world is preparing physically and spiritually for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Qaraqosh, Iraq.
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