The Latest: Pope meets father of drowned Syrian refugee boy
March 7, 2021
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1of17Pope Francis speaks to Abdullah Kurdi, left, father of Alan Kurdi, a 3-year old Syrian boy who s image made headlines after he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea and drew global attention to Europe s refugee crisis, at the end of a mass at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Irbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Vatican Media via AP)Vatican Media/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17People wait for Pope Francis to celebrate mass at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Irbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Vatican and the pope have frequently insisted on the need to preserve Iraq s ancient Christian communities and create the security, economic and social conditions for those who have left to return.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
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At a Mass in Baghdad, Pope Francis on Saturday reminded Iraq’s Chaldean Catholics of one of the core tenets of their faith:
The Pope held a Mass for Iraq’s persecuted Christians
at the Chaldean Catholic Cathedral of St Joseph in Baghdad – becoming the first time a Pope has celebrated a Mass using the Chaldean rite that is known to most Iraqi Catholics. Pope Francis gestures as he boards a plane to depart for Rome, at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad. Reuters Cardinals and ranking Catholic clergymen board the Alitalia Airbus A330 aircraft as Pope Francis bids farewell to other bishops and Iraq s President Barham Saleh and his wife Sarbagh before departing from the Iraqi capital s Baghdad International. AFP
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