Pope's Iraq trip delights American Chaldean Catholics
Metro Detroit Chaldeans hope the pastoral visit restores ancient communities
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Pope Francis holds a white dove at a square near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the old city of Iraq's northern Mosul on March 7. (Photo: Vatican Media/AFP)
Metro Detroit's Chaldean Catholic community hopes Pope Francis' recently completed pastoral visit to Iraq strengthens and restores some of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
The pontiff visited the war-torn Middle Eastern country March 5-8, including the capital city, Baghdad, as well as Mosul and the Ninevah Plain region in the country's north.