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The victim is the Chaldean Hanna Saka, who died while returning to Baghdad after the Swedish expulsion order. The fatal illness on board the plane, but problems had already emerged before boarding. For his brother, his condition worsened after the rejection of his asylum application. Iraqi Christians and migration, an ever-present issue.
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.
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Word or Deeds: Shiite Firebrand Pledges to Restore Iraqi Christian Property Christians welcome the âsolidarityâ 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 hear a lot about stolen property. Muqtada al-Sadr, a leading Shiite politician fiercely opposed to t...