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Pope Francis in Iraq

Returning from Iraq, pope talks about ‘risks’ taken on trip

March 8, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, Video, World News

The Catholic Church’s commitment to dialogue with other churches and with other religions flows from the Gospel, but Pope Francis said he knows some Catholics disagree.

Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil

March 7, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, World News

Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them.

Life triumphs over death as Christians rebuild in Iraq, pope says

March 7, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, World News

Amid the rubble and bombed out remains of four churches destroyed by Islamic State militants, Pope Francis paid tribute to Iraqi Christians who endured persecution and even death.

Living the beatitudes can change the world, pope says in Iraq

March 6, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them.

Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq

March 6, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, Video, World News

Traveling to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of all by accepting one another as brothers and sisters.

Pope, Iraqi Shiite leader affirm importance of dialogue, respect

March 6, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, World News

In a low-key meeting followed closely in Iraq and beyond, Pope Francis and Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the influential leader of Shiite Muslims in Iraq, spent 45 minutes speaking privately.

Pope: Honor martyrs by remaining faithful, working for a better Iraq

March 5, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, World News

Visiting a Baghdad cathedral “hallowed by the blood of our brothers and sisters” murdered in a terrorist attack that shook the world, Pope Francis said their sacrifice must motivate faith and a commitment to working for the common good.

Pope arrives in Iraq, promoting peace, tolerance, equality

March 5, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, World News

To consolidate peace and ensure progress, the government and people of Iraq must never treat anyone as a second-class citizen and must work each day to promote harmony, Pope Francis said.

‘Finally,’ pope says he will be able to make pilgrimage to Iraq

March 4, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis told the people of Iraq he was going to their country as a “penitential pilgrim,” asking God’s forgiveness for years of war, persecution and destruction, and as a “pilgrim of peace,” hoping to remind people that they are all brothers and sisters no matter their ethnic or religious identity.

Retired pope talks about his resignation, Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq

March 3, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, World News

Although it took obvious effort to pronounce each word and sometimes his secretary repeated what he said to make it clear, retired Pope Benedict XVI spoke to an Italian newspaper about his retirement and about Pope Francis’ planned trip to Iraq.

Pope talks about Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S.

February 2, 2021
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, Video, World News

Asked about the role of U.S. Catholic journalists today, Pope Francis said, it is to promote unity and to “try to get people to talk to each other, reason together and seek the path of fraternity.”

Pope plans to visit Iraq in March

December 7, 2020
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Francis in Iraq, Vatican, World News

Barring any obstacles caused by the global pandemic, Pope Francis is set to begin international travel again in 2021 by visiting Iraq in March, which would make him the first pope to visit this nation.

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