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Cardinal Sako returns to Baghdad at invitation of Iraqi prime minister
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Church, returned to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, after being absent from... Read more
Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened’ by Baghdad market bombing
The explosion at the al-Wuhailat market killed at least 30 people. Read more
Full text: Pope Francis' homily at Mass in Baghdad's St. Joseph Cathedral
Here is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ homily, delivered March 6, 2021, at a Mass in the Chaldean... Read more
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
Hope after the Horror: Reflections on a massacre of Baghdadi Christians
This Halloween marks the seventh anniversary of when my parents' church in Baghdad was held hostage by the Islamic State... Read more
Pope prays for victims of recent attacks in Baghdad and Dhaka
On Sunday, Pope Francis remembered the victims of attacks in Iraq and Bangladesh over the weekend, and prayed for the... Read more
Newly built church in refugee camp lifts Christians' spirits in Iraq
The construction of a new church building in a Baghdad refugee camp has encouraged the camp's inhabitants, as they now... Read more
