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AMMAN, Jordan — Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts

Syrian archbishop calls on the West to lift sanctions against his country The scene of a May 2015 attack on Christians in Aleppo. (Credit: Melkite Archdiocese of Aleppo.) In a message released on Thursday, the Melkite archbishop of war-torn Aleppo in Syria is calling on the international community to lift the sanctions imposed on the country, arguing that they do nothing but make life “a little bit more painful” every day. ROSARIO, Argentina — In a message released on Wednesday, the Melki...

Word or Deeds: Shiite Firebrand Pledges to Restore Iraqi Christian Property Christians welcome the “solidarity” of controversial anti-American politician and militia leader in advance of expected visit by Pope Francis. Jayson Casper| Image: Fadel Senna / AFP / Getty Images An Iraqi Christian prays in a church in Qaraqosh, a city in the Nineveh Plains near Mosul, in May 2017. If Pope Francis can avoid the complications of COVID-19 travel and get to Iraq in March, he will ...

Displaced by fighting between the Iraqi army and the Islamic State group, a family leaves a processing center for displaced families Jan. 27, 2017, outside Mosul. (CNS/Paul Jeffrey) Amman, Jordan — Christians and others practicing their faith experienced serious challenges to religious freedom around the world this year, heightened by dangers posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The challenges ranged from institutionalized practices to violent killings and kidnappings. Others...

Papal visit expected to change Iraqi Christians’ future Pope Francis begins his four-day visit to Iraq on March 4 UCA News reporter Updated: December 21, 2020 10:01 AM GMT Trending A man waits for customers inside his fabric shop in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah in the Dhi Qar province, on December 20, 2020. A year of economic agony ends for the pandemic-hit and oil-reliant Iraq, which is scheduled to receive visiting Pope Francis in March next year. (Photo: Asa...

...A worshipper prays during Mass in 2018 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. Christians and others practicing their faith experienced serious challenges to religious freedom around the world this year, heightened by dangers posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Damir Sagolj, Reuters) ...Bob Fu, president of China Aid, a Texas-based aid organization for Chinese Christians, speaks during a forum titled "Religious ...

Archbishop Bashar Warda, pictured on Feb. 11, 2015. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk. Rome Newsroom, Dec 18, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda has said that Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the country could be a turning point for the country’s diminished Christian population, who face ongoing challenges amid Iraq’s unfolding economic crisis. In an interview with CNA, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil said that Pope Francis’ March 5-8 apostolic trip would b...

Home   AINA News   News   Editorials   OpEd   Articles   Reports   Books   Maps   Letters   Links   Contact   Subscribe   Login   •  Last update: 17:30 GMT  •   Syndicated News By John Cookson Posted 2020-12-15 01:56 GMT Archbishop Bashar Warda.There was an armed guard on the front and rear gates at St Josephs Church in the Ankawa district of Erbil. "Mostly for show," assured the Archbishops aide with a smile as I stepped in. Security was tight for a reason. S...

15 Dec 2020 Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda has underscored the “immense” historic importance of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Iraq, as Christians’ survival in the country hangs in the balance. The pope’s journey to Iraq “is already filling our communities with immense excitement and pride,” said Warda, the archbishop of Erbil, in a December 12 interview with the National Catholic Register. This visit to the Christians of Iraq “will be a massive lift for a people who have been ...

With Iraq trip upcoming, Pope Francis makes appeal for peace in Middle East After announcing that he would travel to Iraq in March, Pope Francis spoke about the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis in a video, calling for peace and stability. Iraqi Christians pray at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, damaged by Islamic State fighters during their occupation of Qaraqosh, east of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 12, 2016. Qaraqosh, the biggest Christian town on the Nineveh Plains in Iraq�...