Word or Deeds: Shiite Firebrand Pledges to Restore Iraqi Christian Property
Christians welcome the âsolidarityâ of controversial anti-American politician and militia leader in advance of expected visit by Pope Francis.
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An Iraqi Christian prays in a church in Qaraqosh, a city in the Nineveh Plains near Mosul, in May 2017.
If Pope Francis can avoid the complications of COVID-19 travel and get to Iraq in March, he will hear a lot about stolen property. Muqtada al-Sadr, a leading Shiite politician fiercely opposed to the US military presence, has told Christians he will do something about it.