Will the pope visit the Yazidis when he goes to Iraq? Exclusive interview with the founder of the organization that helps survivors of the ISIS-led genocide of the Yazidis, a minority group largely living in Iraqi displacement camps
In August 2019, Yezidi demonstrators erected signs with photos of the victims of Daech s 2014 invasion of their region.
(Photo by SAFIN HAMED/AFP)
Organizers of Pope Francis historic trip to Iraq have insisted that the papal visit is meant for all the people of the war-ravaged Middle Eastern county.
In fact, during his March 5-8 visit, the 84-year-old pope is scheduled to meet with Iraqi Muslims, as well as leaders and faithful of the tiny Christian communities in the country.
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Erwan Le Morhedec, a widely popular Catholic blogger in France. (Photo by HANNAH ASSOULINE)
Operating a blog and commenting on social media are among the favorite means some Catholics have adopted to state their religious convictions or personal views on all sorts of issues.
In the English-speaking world, in particular, the Catholic blogosphere can sometimes seem like a bear pit, where traditionalists and modernists and all types of believers in between accuse each other of not being real Catholics.
Of course, not all Catholic bloggers can be painted with this broad brush. Though the point is well-taken.
La Croix s Mélinée Le Priol spoke with a widely popular Catholic blogger in France who has tried to stay above the fray.