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Full text: Pope Francis’ address at Baghdad’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ address to bishops, priests, religious, consecrated persons, seminarians, and catechists, delivered March... Read more
Pope Francis meets Iraqi Catholics in church where 48 died in 2010 terrorist attack
Pope Francis met with Iraqi Catholic leaders in Baghdad on Friday, in a cathedral where 48 people were martyred during... Read more
Full text: Pope Francis’ address to the Iraqi authorities, civil society, and diplomatic corps
Here is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ address to the Iraqi authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps,... Read more
Pope Francis in Iraq: ‘The name of God cannot be used to justify acts of murder’
In his first speech in Iraq, Pope Francis called for an end to violence and extremism so that ordinary Iraqis... Read more
Pope Francis will bless this Virgin Mary statue desecrated by Islamic State
Iraqi Catholics have asked Pope Francis to bless a statue of the Virgin Mary that was desecrated by the Islamic... Read more
Catholic charity gives boost to Iraqi Christian students on eve of papal visit
A Catholic charity launched a $1.8 million project helping Christian students on the eve of the historic papal visit to... Read more
Christians and Muslims alike welcome Pope Francis' trip to Iraq
Iraqi Christians and Muslims alike have expressed excitment for Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, an aid worker based in... Read more
How Pope Francis used a donated Lamborghini to help rebuild Iraqi Christian communities
Christians in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains were able to rebuild a nursery school and other facilities destroyed by the Islamic State... Read more
Archbishop Warda: With papal visit, world will see ‘joyful people’ of Iraq
The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Erbil said he hopes with Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, the world will see a... Read more
Where is Pope Francis going in Iraq and why? A CNA Explainer
In a week’s time Pope Francis is expected to make history by becoming the first pope to travel to Iraq.... Read more
Bishop: Mozambique’s persecuted Christians living an ‘experience of the cross’
Catholics living in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province have lived an “experience of the cross” amid the escalation of terrorist violence... Read more
Lagos archbishop urges Nigerian president to secure release of kidnapped girl
Three years after Leah Sharibu was abducted from her school in Dapchi in Yobe State within Nigeria’s Diocese of Maiduguri,... Read more
Catholic clinic in South Sudan closes temporarily as doctors test positive for Covid
A Catholic health centre of the Diocese of Wau has temporarily shut down after all three doctors at the facility... Read more
‘Offer the light of the Gospel’: Tehran’s new Catholic archbishop is ordained
A Franciscan friar was ordained archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan this week and commissioned to “offer the light of the Gospel” in... Read more
Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq comes as country faces ‘multiple crises’
Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq comes at a time when the country faces severe political, socioeconomic, and security challenges. The... Read more
Nigerian bishop laments continuing insecurity since seminarian's killing a year ago
One year after the burial of Michael Nnadi, an 18-year-old Nigerian seminarian abducted and killed by gunmen, the local bishop... Read more
Iraqi government imposes COVID restrictions weeks before papal visit
The Iraqi government has announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including the closure of all places of worship, less than three weeks... Read more
Catholic missionary priest nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Catholic missionary priest in Madagascar known for serving the poor living on a landfill has been nominated for this... Read more
Maronite Catholic leader calls on international community to ‘help save Lebanon’
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch called on Tuesday for the United Nations to help resolve the country’s crisis by convening an international... Read more
Vatican releases logo of Pope Francis' trip to Iraq
As Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq becomes more likely, the Holy See Press Office released Feb. 8 the logo for... Read more
