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On social media Sept. 7, Al-Kildani shared photos and videos that seemed, at least to some observers, to imply that he had a private meeting with Pope Francis. ....
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican at his general audience on Sept. 13, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 13, 2023 / 17:46 pm (CNA). An Iraqi Christian figure involved in a dispute with the leader of the Catholic Church in the country was not, as he has implied online, granted a private audience with Pope Francis, the Vatican clarified on Tuesday. Rayan Al-Kildani, whose name means “Rayan the Chaldean,” is a Christian lawmaker and leader of the paramilitary group the “Babylon Brigades.” He has previously been sanctioned by the United States for alleged human rights abuses, including the cutting off of a detainee’s ear. In addition, Al-Kildani has publicly clashed with the leader of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Louis Sako, over allegations by Sako that Kildani has been extorting Christians in the Nineveh Plains, a historically Christian but emb ....
Rayan Al-Kildani is a Christian lawmaker & leader of the paramilitary group the Babylon Brigades. He has been sanctioned by the US for alleged human rights ab. ....
The meeting took place on March 5, 2023, which happened to be Ash Wednesday, and which John Paul II had designated as a day of prayer and fasting on behalf of peace. ....