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Pope Francis Prays For 'Victims Of War' In Iraq's Mosul


Pope Francis Prays For Victims Of War In Iraq s Mosul
By Catherine Marciano with Sarah Benhaida in Baghdad, Waleed Al-Khaled and Zeid al-Obeidi
03/07/21 AT 3:16 AM
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for victims of war outside a centuries-old church in Iraq s Mosul, where the Islamic State group ravaged one of the world s oldest Christian communities until the jihadists defeat three years ago.
With the crumbling stone walls of the Al-Tahera (Immaculate Conception) Church behind him, Pope Francis made a plea for Christians in Iraq and the Middle East to stay in their homelands.
Pope Francis, travelling under tight security in Iraq, will lead a prayer for the victims of the war against IS in the city of Mosul Photo: AFP / Vincenzo PINTO ....

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Feb. 24, 2021
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq. Before the militants shattered his sense of peace. Before panicked relatives and neighbors fled, some never to return.
Iraq’s Christian communities in the area were dealt a severe blow when they were scattered by the ISIS onslaught in 2014, further shrinking the country’s already dwindling Christian population. Many hope their struggle to endure will get a boost from a historic visit by Pope Francis planned in March. ....