How cruel it is that this country, the cradle of civilization, should have been afflicted by so barbarous a blow,” the pontiff said in Mosul.
Pope Francis draws adoring crowds in war-weary Iraq, asks Christians to forgive Islamic State oppression
Pope Francis was wrapping up his visit to Iraq on Sunday, drawing thousands to a rebuilt churches, squares and an open-air sports venue.
Pope calls on Iraq’s Christians to forgive Islamic extremists
Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians on Sunday to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the …
Pope Francis visits churches destroyed by Isis in northern Iraq
Pontiff travels to northern city of Mosul to pray for war victims on last day of historic visit …
U.S. will do what’s necessary to defend itself after attack in Iraq, Austin says
The United States will do what it sees as necessary to defend its interests after a rocket attack last week against Iraq’s Ain al-Sada airbase, which hosts American, coalition and Iraqi forces, U.S.
Pope calls on Christians in Iraq to forgive and rebuild
Pope Francis called on Iraq’s Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in …
‘Peace more powerful than war’, Pope Francis tells residents of Iraq’s ruined city of Mosul
Muslim and Christian residents in the ruined Iraqi city of Mosul told Pope Francis of their lives under brutal Islamic State rule on Sunday as the pontiff blessed their vow to rise up from ashes and …
The Latest: 1000s fill stadium for pope’s final Iraq event
The Latest on Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq, aimed at rallying the country’s long-beleaguered Christian community and promoting interreligious tolerance (all …
Maskless pope visits region liberated from clutches of ISIS on third day of historic trip to Iraq amid Covid fears over Sunday mass with 10,000 set to attend
Pope Francis has prayed for victims killed in Iraq’s wars and was greeted by throngs of youngsters as he visited the ruins of four churches in Mosul’s old city, which were destroyed by Islamic State …
Where IS ruled, pope calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild
Pope Francis has urged Iraq’s Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Islamic extremists …