The Pope Francis visited parts of northern Iraq once held by Islamic State (IS) militants on the third day of his historic trip to the country. Christians were among those targeted by IS when they ...

14. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer: Pope’s Visit to Iraq Comes at Crucial Time Pope Francis’ visit this week will remind the world of the death-defying courage of Iraq’s religious minorities ...

Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq. The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Beside it stands Pope Francis. At 84, the Argentine pontiff has not shied away ... who reluctantly had to abandon his historic trip to Iraq to inaugurate the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 in the land ...

The Pope last night backed military action in Iraq to stop the bloody persecution of thousands of Christians by Islamist fanatics. In a dramatic intervention, Pope Francis said military force ...

Pope Francis attends an inter-religious prayer at the ancient archeological site of Ur, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Abraham, in Ur near Nassiriya, Iraq March 6, 2021.

Pope Francis ended his historic tour of Iraq on Monday, departing by plane from Baghdad after visiting conflict-torn cities, meeting Muslim and Christian leaders and preaching peace and ...

Pope Francis is causing quite the stir these days ... The surge of humanity from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya will make Europe more Muslim and less Christian, as some European politicians ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Pope Francis honored the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he celebrated Mass ...

Iraq. The event was sponsored by the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil and its theme, "Joy of Love," was inspired by Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love within the family. Credit: Photo ...

Disappointing' Vaccinated Pope Francis Makes History as First Pontiff to Visit Iraq Despite Security Issues Pope Francis Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Warning That 'These Things Can Happen ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles ... attention to its plight), and to the plains of Ur, Iraq (to boost Christian-Muslim ties). But even by his ...