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Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SAMYA KULLAB
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahe...
Pope Francis to visit Hungary in September, cardinal says

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Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Pope Francis will travel to Hungary's capital in September where he will participate in the closing Mass of a multiday, international Catholic g...
The Latest: Pope meets father of drowned Syrian refugee boy

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Mar 07, 2021 6:00 am - IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq, aimed at rallying the country's long-beleaguered Christian community and promoting interreligious ...
Where IS ruled, pope calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SAMYA KULLAB
Mar 07, 2021 6:00 am - QARAQOSH, Iraq (AP) - Pope Francis urged Iraq's Christians on Sunday to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked...
The Latest: Pope Francis delivers sermon in Baghdad church

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Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq, aimed at rallying the country's dwindling Christian community after decades of war and unrest (a...
Pope Francis meets Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in historic encounter to encourage coexistence

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Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - Pope Francis meets Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in historic encounter to encourage coexistence. ...
Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence

By NICOLE WINFIELD and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - PLAINS OF UR, Iraq (AP) - Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq's holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country's top Shiite cleric Saturday, a...
Pope to visit Iraq church damaged by IS militants

By MARIAM FAM
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - The scenes are seared in the memory of the Rev. Ammar Altony Yako: A church that for decades has been the pride of the town of Qaraqosh, a center for Christian life in I...
The Latest: Pope honors massacre victims at Baghdad church

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Mar 05, 2021 6:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq to deliver a message of hope to the country's dwindling Christian community following years of unrest a...
Pope urges Iraq to embrace its Christians on historic visit

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SAMYA KULLAB
Mar 05, 2021 6:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Pope Francis opened the first-ever papal visit to Iraq on Friday with a plea for the country to protect its centuries-old diversity, urging Muslims to emb...

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