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Two hand-made crosses are on display in Mosul’s Church Square as the city awaits the visit of Pope Francis on Sunday.
One is made out of burnt chairs from churches that ISIS destroyed and the other has Mosul’s landmarks engraved on it.
“The cross was built from burnt chairs from churches in the Nineveh Plain, we kept the wood in the storage and it took one day to assemble, which was done last Thursday,” said Faisal Jeber, an Iraqi geologist who is trying to restore historical sites damaged by ISIS in the northern city.
The idea came after a discussion with Chaldean Father Thabet Habib Youssef, pastor of the Church of St Adday in the Christian town of Karamles, Mr Jeber told
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The Pontiff s historic visit on Sunday will be momentous for the city and its worshippers
6 March 2021 • 5:32pm
Saadullah Rassam, 63, who claims to be the only Christian currently living in the Old City of Mosul, is photographed inside his house adjacent to The Immaculate Syriac Catholic Church, in Mosul
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Saadallah Rassam says he is the last Iraqi Christian left in Mosul’s Old City - but the 63-year-old fears his family’s 1,800-year heritage there is at an end.
Mr Rassam’s slim hope for the future of Mosul’s Christians now hinges on a momentous first visit from the Pope on Sunday. “I can’t tell you how important the Pope’s visit will be,” Mr Rassam said. “I will cry if I see him… I want to tell him to rebuild these churches and Christian homes.”