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Ousted by war, Iraq's Christians struggle to reclaim homes AFP 2/22/2021 AFP © Zaid AL-OBEIDI Fleeing violence or persecution, Iraq's Christians left behind thousands of homes but getting them back is a bureaucratic process that usually ends in failure Fleeing war or threats of persecution, Iraq's Christians left behind thousands of homes in recent years -- returning to find them occupied by militiamen or secretly sold using fabricated deeds. Getting those houses back, families, clergy and officials told AFP, is a dizzying bureaucratic process that usually ends in failure...

MORE An Iraqi policeman walks by a mural depicting Pope Francis on the outer walls of Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad on Monday. Pope Francis' visit from March 5 to 8 will include trips to Baghdad, the city of Mosul and a meeting with the country's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Photo by Ahmad al-Rubaye - AFP via Getty Images BAGHDAD — On a recent Sunday in Baghdad, a congregation of Chaldean Catholics gather — masked and distanced — to attend Mass at the Church of the Holy Family. So...