Iraq: Christians await better future following Pope Francis visit
Published date: 8 March 2021 16:57 UTC | Last update: 2 weeks 2 days ago Iraq bid farewell to Pope Francis on Monday after a historic three-day trip where he preached dialogue and a more inclusive approach to the country’s marginalised minority faiths and ethnicities. In the first papal visit to the conflict-torn Middle Eastern country, Francis spoke out against corruption, decried war, violence and sectarianism, and condemned more universal issues such as capitalism and consumerism. 'I’m extremely optimistic that, God willing, something beau...
Source: middleeasteye.net