Tag: Pope Francis

  • March 8, 2021

Life triumphs over death as Christians rebuild in Iraq, pope says

Amid the rubble and bombed out remains of four churches destroyed by Islamic State militants, Pope Francis paid...
  • March 8, 2021

Living the beatitudes can change the world, pope says in Iraq

Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed...
  • March 8, 2021

Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq

Traveling to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God...
  • March 8, 2021

Pope, Iraqi Shiite leader affirm importance of dialogue, respect

In a low-key meeting followed closely in Iraq and beyond, Pope Francis and Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the influential...
  • March 5, 2021

Pope: Honor martyrs by remaining faithful, working for a better Iraq

Pope Francis visited the cathedral where 48 Christian martyrs died in 2010 when militants detonated explosives and shot...
  • March 5, 2021

Pope arrives in Iraq, promoting peace, tolerance, equality

To consolidate peace and ensure progress, the government and people of Iraq must never treat anyone as a...
  • March 4, 2021

‘Finally,’ pope says he will be able to make pilgrimage to Iraq

Pope Francis told the people of Iraq he was going to their country as a "penitential pilgrim," asking...
  • March 3, 2021

God offers humanity a love with no equal on earth, pope says at audience

There is no greater love in the world than the love God has for humanity, Pope Francis said....
  • March 1, 2021

COVID-19 cases rising in Iraq as pope set to visit

A week before Pope Francis was scheduled to arrive in Iraq, the Vatican nuncio in Baghdad and several...
  • March 1, 2021

In interview, pope says he will remain in Rome until death

Pope Francis said he believes he will die in Rome, either in office or retired, and will not...