ABU DHABI, 5th June, 2021 (WAM) International religious leaders and officials came together on Thursday to discuss concrete steps towards promoting human fraternity in Iraq, during a Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) virtual event held just three months after the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, to Iraq.
His Eminence Cardinal Miguel Ayuso, a member of the Higher Committee who accompanied Pope Francis on the Iraq trip, said that Pope Francis’ visit was "another milestone in the path.
RIYADH: The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) held a webinar on Thursday, called “Pope Francis in Iraq: A Moment of Human Fraternity,” to discuss concrete steps that can be taken to ensure that the seed of harmony in Iraq continues to grow, with partnerships across all religious and ethnic divides. “We, the people of Iraq, are working to sustain the momentum of Pope
Christian and Muslim leaders come together on Thursday for a webinar to share their insights on the Pope’s historic visit to Iraq at the beginning of .
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Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, begins a historic four-day visit to Iraq on Friday morning, marking the first papal visit to the country. The pope s schedule will see the 84-year-old cleric crisscross the country.
His visit includes church services in the capital, Baghdad, and in a stadium in the northern city of Irbil, a meeting with senior Muslim clerics in the southern city of Najaf, and a helicopter ride to the northern city of Mosul. The idea of interfaith fraternity – we are all brothers – is the official slogan for the March 5-8 trip.