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Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil
On: 3/7/2021, Cindy Wooden, , In: World
IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) -- Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them. After a full morning paying tribute to the victims of Islamic State ...

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Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil
On: 3/7/2021, Cindy Wooden, , In: World
IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) -- Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them. After a full morning paying tribute to the victims of Islamic State ...

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Papal trip to Iraq influences Muslims beyond Iraq's borders, analyst says
On: 3/7/2021, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service , In: World
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- Pope Francis' historic visit to the Middle East's most conflict-riven nation gives hope and comfort to Iraqis of all faiths, and some would even say to Arabs beyond Iraq's borders. "The pope's visit has been very well received ...

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Life triumphs over death as Christians rebuild in Iraq, pope says
On: 3/7/2021, Cindy Wooden, , In: World
QARAQOSH, Iraq (CNS) -- Amid the rubble and bombed out remains of four churches destroyed by Islamic State militants, Pope Francis paid tribute to Iraqi Christians who endured persecution and even death. But visiting Mosul and Qaraqosh in northern Iraq ...

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Living the beatitudes can change the world, pope says in Iraq
On: 3/6/2021, Cindy Wooden, , In: World
BAGHDAD (CNS) -- Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them. "Whatever the world takes from us is nothing compared to the tender and patient love with which ...

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On: 3/6/2021, Cindy Wooden, , In: World
UR, Iraq (CNS) -- Traveling to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of all by accepting one another as brothers and sisters. From a stage set on a dusty hill overlooking the archaeological ...

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Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil

IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) -- Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them. After a full morning paying tribute to the victims of Islamic State violence, Pope Francis reached the last major event of his trip to Iraq: Mass March 7 with some 10,000 people at Irbil's Franso Hariri Stadium. Many ignored the social distancing measures put in place, and few wore the masks they were required to have because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- Pope Francis' historic visit to the Middle East's most conflict-riven nation gives hope and comfort to Iraqis of all faiths, and some would even say to Arabs beyond Iraq's borders.

QARAQOSH, Iraq (CNS) -- Amid the rubble and bombed out remains of four churches destroyed by Islamic State militants, Pope Francis paid tribute to Iraqi Christians who endured persecution and even death.

BAGHDAD (CNS) -- Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them. "Whatever the world takes from us is nothing compared to the tender and patient love with which the Lord fulfills his promises," the pope told the congregation sitting inside and outside the Chaldean Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph March 6.

NASIRIYAH, Iraq (CNS) -- In a low-key meeting followed closely in Iraq and beyond, Pope Francis and Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the influential leader of Shiite Muslims in Iraq, spent 45 minutes speaking privately.