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Pope's Autobiography Reveals He Was Almost Assassinated In Iraq In 2021
The Pope disclosed that he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his historic visit to Iraq in March 2021. This was the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, and it turned out to be one of the riskiest foreign trips of his 11-year papacy.
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Pope Francis Departs Iraq After Historic Trip: Report
Pope Francis concluded on Monday the first-ever papal trip to Iraq, which went off without a hitch despite security worries and a second wave of coronavirus cases in the country.
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Pope Francis Meets Father Of Alan Kurdi, Drowned Syrian Toddler
Pope Francis on his last night in Iraq Sunday met the father of Alan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian Kurdish toddler who became a symbol of the plight of migrants.
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Pope, Top Shiite Cleric Plead For "Peace" In Historic Iraq Encounter
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's top clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on Saturday that the country's Christians should live in "peace".
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Pope To Visit Iraq In March, First Foreign Trip Since Covid Pandemic
Pope Francis will visit Iraq in March, the Vatican said Monday, in his first trip abroad since the coronavirus pandemic gripped Italy, grounding the pontiff, early this year.
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Pope Francis Criticises West For Trying To Export Own Brand Of Democracy To Iraq, Libya
Pope Francis criticised Western powers for trying to export their own brand of democracy to countries such as Iraq and Libya without respecting indigenous political cultures, according to an interview published on Monday.
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Pope Francis Deplores 'Escalation of Violence' in Mid East, Urges Action
Pope Francis on Friday deplored the "escalation of violence affecting innocent civilians" in the Middle East, from Syria to Iraq, Jerusalem and the West Bank, and urged the international community to act.
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Pope Francis Condemns Indifference to Jihadist Atrocities Against Christians
Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists.
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In Christmas Address, Pope Francis Condemns Islamic State
Pope Francis condemned the "brutal persecution" of minorities by Islamic State insurgents in his Christmas message on Thursday and urged people not to be indifferent to the suffering of so many around the world.
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Pope Francis Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass And Calls Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Islamic militants.
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Pope Calls for Greater Empathy in Christmas Eve Mass
Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday, saying the world "needs tenderness" and warmth.
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Pope, on Christmas Eve, Urges World to be Open to God
Pope Francis ushered the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Wednesday, urging them to allow God to enter their lives to help combat darkness and corruption.
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Pope Offers Christmas Phone Greetings to Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis spoke by telephone to Iraqis living in a displaced people's camp near the main Kurdish city Arbil on Wednesday, assuring them they were in his Christmas thoughts.
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Pope Says Religion Can't Justify Violence
Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania on Sunday that religion can never be used to justify violence, making apparent reference to the bloodshed wreaked by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
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Pope Calls on UN to do All it Can to Stop Iraq Violence
Pope Francis has called on the international community and the United Nations in particular to do all they can to stop the "systematic violence" against ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq.
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Pope's Autobiography Reveals He Was Almost Assassinated In Iraq In 2021
The Pope disclosed that he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his historic visit to Iraq in March 2021. This was the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, and it turned out to be one of the riskiest foreign trips of his 11-year papacy.
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Pope Francis Departs Iraq After Historic Trip: Report
Pope Francis concluded on Monday the first-ever papal trip to Iraq, which went off without a hitch despite security worries and a second wave of coronavirus cases in the country.
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Pope Francis Meets Father Of Alan Kurdi, Drowned Syrian Toddler
Pope Francis on his last night in Iraq Sunday met the father of Alan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian Kurdish toddler who became a symbol of the plight of migrants.
-
Pope, Top Shiite Cleric Plead For "Peace" In Historic Iraq Encounter
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's top clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on Saturday that the country's Christians should live in "peace".
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Pope To Visit Iraq In March, First Foreign Trip Since Covid Pandemic
Pope Francis will visit Iraq in March, the Vatican said Monday, in his first trip abroad since the coronavirus pandemic gripped Italy, grounding the pontiff, early this year.
-
Pope Francis Criticises West For Trying To Export Own Brand Of Democracy To Iraq, Libya
Pope Francis criticised Western powers for trying to export their own brand of democracy to countries such as Iraq and Libya without respecting indigenous political cultures, according to an interview published on Monday.
-
Pope Francis Deplores 'Escalation of Violence' in Mid East, Urges Action
Pope Francis on Friday deplored the "escalation of violence affecting innocent civilians" in the Middle East, from Syria to Iraq, Jerusalem and the West Bank, and urged the international community to act.
-
Pope Francis Condemns Indifference to Jihadist Atrocities Against Christians
Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists.
-
In Christmas Address, Pope Francis Condemns Islamic State
Pope Francis condemned the "brutal persecution" of minorities by Islamic State insurgents in his Christmas message on Thursday and urged people not to be indifferent to the suffering of so many around the world.
-
Pope Francis Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass And Calls Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Islamic militants.
-
Pope Calls for Greater Empathy in Christmas Eve Mass
Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday, saying the world "needs tenderness" and warmth.
-
Pope, on Christmas Eve, Urges World to be Open to God
Pope Francis ushered the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Wednesday, urging them to allow God to enter their lives to help combat darkness and corruption.
-
Pope Offers Christmas Phone Greetings to Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis spoke by telephone to Iraqis living in a displaced people's camp near the main Kurdish city Arbil on Wednesday, assuring them they were in his Christmas thoughts.
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Pope Says Religion Can't Justify Violence
Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania on Sunday that religion can never be used to justify violence, making apparent reference to the bloodshed wreaked by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
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Pope Calls on UN to do All it Can to Stop Iraq Violence
Pope Francis has called on the international community and the United Nations in particular to do all they can to stop the "systematic violence" against ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq.
