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At Mosul Church, Pope Asks Iraq s Christians to Forgive IS | News & Reporting

Image: Andrew Medichini / AP Pope Francis, surrounded by shells of destroyed churches, leads a prayer for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square in Mosul, Iraq, once the de-facto capital of ISIS, on March 7, 2021. QARAQOSH, Iraq Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians this past Sunday to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community’s historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group’s horrific reign. “Fraternity is more durable than fratricide, hope is more powerful than hatred, peace more powerful than war,” the pontiff said during prayers for the dead in the city of Mosul, with the call for tolerance that has been the central message of his four-day visit to Iraq.

Pope asks Christians to rebuild Iraq with spiritual legacy

Pope asks Christians to rebuild Iraq with spiritual legacy Francis stresses the need to maintain forgiveness in a country plagued by war and terrorism UCA News reporter Updated: March 08, 2021 08:45 AM GMT Trending Pope Francis, accompanied by autonomous Kurdistan region president Nechirvan Barzani (right), greets people dressed in traditional outfits on his arrival at Arbil airport on March 7. (Photo: AFP) Pope Francis stressed on forgiveness while urging Iraqis to rebuild their country along the legacy of their forefathers. “The great spiritual legacy they left behind continues to live in you. Embrace this legacy! It is your strength! Now is the time to rebuild and to start afresh,” the pope said during a March 7 Angelus address in the northern Iraqi city of Qaraqosh.

Where IS ruled, pope calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild

Published Sunday, March 7, 2021 2:46PM EST QARAQOSH, Iraq - 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 shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community s historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group s horrific reign. “Fraternity is more durable than fratricide, hope is more powerful than hatred, peace more powerful than war,” the pontiff said during prayers for the dead in the city of Mosul, with the call for tolerance that has been the central message of his four-day visit to Iraq.

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