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Precautions taken, pope sees Iraq trip as sign of love

Precautions taken, pope sees Iraq trip as sign of love
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Precautions taken, pope sees Iraq trip as sign of love

Iraqis hope papal visit can help unify country s diverse communities

Mar 2, 2021 rome bureau chief Federal policemen patrol by a concrete wall placed by Iraqi security forces to surround the Our Lady of Salvation Church during preparations for the Pope s visit in Mar Youssif Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (Credit: Hadi Mizban/AP.) When it seemed there was nothing “unprecedented” left for Pope Francis to accomplish, on Friday he will embark in another historic first: A papal visit to Iraq, the birthplace of the biblical figure of Abraham. ROME – When it seemed there was nothing “unprecedented” left for Pope Francis to accomplish, on Friday he will embark in another historic first: A papal visit to Iraq, the birthplace of the biblical figure of Abraham.

Iraq: Full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity

By Dale Gavlak Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts to the place known in Arabic as the “land of the two rivers” the mighty Tigris and Euphrates and once renowned as Mesopotamia, the “cradle of civilization.” The Garden of Eden is believed possibly to have been in ancient Iraq, but certainly the famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Tower of Babel were located there. Jews exiled to ancient Iraq in Old Testament times, such as the prophet Daniel, experienced God’s miraculous grace; Daniel was rescued from the lion’s den and his friends from the fiery furnace.

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