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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

The Associated Press
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...
Ahead of Pope visit, survivor recalls Iraq church massacre

By SAMYA KULLAB
Mar 04, 2021 6:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - It began like any other Sunday in the Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad for worshipper Louis Climis. That day nearly 11 years ago would end with blo...
Coverage plans for Pope Francis trip to Iraq from March 5-8

The Associated Press
Mar 04, 2021 6:00 am - EDITORS: Pope Francis arrives in Iraq on Friday, the first papal visit since the pandemic began and the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. The March 5-8 trip is expected to...
Wheaton's Gary UMC earns 'Cream of the CROP' award

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Mar 03, 2021 10:00 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton has received the "Cream of the CROP" award. The Wheaton church ranked in the top 50 in the United States for donations to the CR...
Coverage plans for Pope Francis trip to Iraq from March 5-8

The Associated Press
Mar 03, 2021 6:00 am - EDITORS: Pope Francis arrives in Iraq this week, the first papal visit since the pandemic began and the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. The March 5-8 trip is expected to...
EXPLAINER: Pope's risky Iraq trip aims to boost Christians

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Mar 03, 2021 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country's dwindling nu...
Rolling Meadows church hosts Night to Shine event for people with special needs

By Paul Valade
Mar 03, 2021 5:00 am - A Rolling Meadows church was a host site for a socially-distanced, parade-style event last month geared to those with special needs. Churches around the globe simultaneo...

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