Pope Francis' journey in Iraq; the 1990 earthquake in Pangasinan and pioneering in the Middle East – Manila Bulletin
Former Speaker of the House We join Roman Catholics around the world in praying for the safety of Pope Francis who boarded his plane for Iraq last Friday, indeed a historic but dangerous journey in the midst of the raging global pandemic and the recurrent violence in the war-ravaged country. The unprecedented papal visit takes place amid the frequent rocket attacks by armed groups on bases housing US troops in the country, including the assault on Al Asad airbase a few days before Pope Francis’ arrival in Baghdad. Last January, a market in the capital Baghdad was rocked by a twin suicide bo...
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