Will the pope visit the Yazidis when he goes to Iraq? Exclusive interview with the founder of the organization that helps survivors of the ISIS-led genocide of the Yazidis, a minority group largely living in Iraqi displacement camps
In August 2019, Yezidi demonstrators erected signs with photos of the victims of Daech s 2014 invasion of their region.
(Photo by SAFIN HAMED/AFP)
Organizers of Pope Francis historic trip to Iraq have insisted that the papal visit is meant for all the people of the war-ravaged Middle Eastern county.
In fact, during his March 5-8 visit, the 84-year-old pope is scheduled to meet with Iraqi Muslims, as well as leaders and faithful of the tiny Christian communities in the country.
The battered Christian community that awaits the pope in Iraq
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Patriarch says papal visit will mark new stage in Iraq s history
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