Tag: papal trip
Pope Francis decries violence in the name of God as ‘greatest...
"Hostility, extremism and violence are not born of a religious heart: they are betrayals of religion" - Pope Francis
Pope, starting risky trip, urges Iraq to end violence
Pope Francis said he felt duty-bound to make an "emblematic" trip because the country "has been martyred for so many years”
Filipino migrant workers urged to welcome Pope Francis ‘historic’ visit to...
Pope Francis's whirlwind tour will cover four cities, taking him to areas that most foreign dignitaries are unable to reach
Pope says he must go to Iraq because people cannot be...
Pope Francis will visit the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, where churches still bear the signs of conflict
Clergy lead a rare Christian revival in Iraqi town welcoming pope
For the Catholic clergy who helped families return to the town near Mosul, the pope's visit to Iraq is a source of huge pride
Pope Francis’ risky trip to Iraq defies sceptics
The March 5-8 trip will be Pope Francis' first outside Italy since November 2019, when he visited Thailand and Japan
In Iraq, pope to visit Mosul churches desecrated by Islamic State
Pope Francis is due to hold prayers for victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa as part of a four-day trip to Iraq starting on March 5
In Iraq’s Biblical lands, scattered Christians ask ‘should I stay or...
The stark choice facing many Christians in Muslim-majority Iraq will be highlighted during the first ever papal visit to the Biblical nation
Iraqi Christians, decimated by Islamist violence, prepare for pope’s visit
For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis' visit from March 5-8 is welcome recognition of how they have suffered for their beliefs
Pope’s visit to Iraqi Ziggurat to bring together several faiths –...
Abraham is described in the book of Genesis as living in the city before God called upon him to create a new nation