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Arbil : Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic tour of Iraq. A day before leaving the Middle East country, he met Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi’s

ARBIL: Pope Francis vowed Sunday to keep Iraq in his heart, as he concluded the largest mass and final public event of a historic trip meant to encourage the country´s dwindling Christian...

The United States will do whats necessary to defend itself, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Sunday, days after rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting coalition troops, further escalating US-Iran tensions on Iraqi soil. Austin told ABC News that the US was still developing intelligence on who was be ..

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Sunday that US will

Pope celebrates largest mass on historic Iraq trip National March 8, 2021 ARBIL: Pope Francis vowed Sunday to keep Iraq in his heart, as he concluded the largest mass and final public event of a historic trip meant to encourage the country´s dwindling Christian community and deepen interfaith dialogue. The pontiff celebrated among thousands of smiling worshippers in a sports stadium in the Kurdistan region´s capital Arbil, after visiting Christian survivors of the Islamic State group´s rei...

Pope Francis returned to Rome following his trip to Iraq, the first ever by a pontiff, according to an AFP reporter on board his plane.

Pope Francis returned to Rome on Monday following his trip to Iraq, the first-ever by a pontiff, according to an AFP reporter on board his plane. The 84-year-old’s packed three-day visit passed off without a hitch despite concerns about security and the coronavirus pandemic. “Iraq will always remain with me, in my heart,” the pope […]

Pope Francis will travel by helicopter to lead a prayer for the victims of the war in the city of Mosul

Pope Francis on his last night in Iraq Sunday met the father of Alan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian Kurdish toddler who became a symbol of the plight of migrants. The photos of Alan's tiny body, washed up on a Turkish beach in 2015, shocked the world and brought renewed attention to the deadly sea route many migrants take to reach the West. After holding his last public event on Sunday, the 84-year-old met Alan's father Abdullah in Arbil, the capital...

Pope Francis landed on Sunday in Mosul, the ancient crossroads of northern Iraq now lying in ruins following the three-year reign of the Islamic State group.