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Post by sevenofnine on Mar 5, 2021 18:39:07 GMT -5
Good idea Pontiff Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq. The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Covid and security fears have made this his riskiest visit yet, but the 84-year-old insisted he was "duty bound". He also said Iraq's dwindling Christian community sho www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56282598
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Post by sevenofnine on Mar 6, 2021 15:42:34 GMT -5
They welcome him warmly what I understand he went to town of UR the town that possiblty Abraham came from Incense and ululations: Pope meets his Iraqi flock BAGHDAD (AFP) - In the sun-soaked courtyard of Baghdad's St Joseph Cathedral, members of Iraq's dwindling Christian community waited in solemn silence for a man they'd never dreamt they would see. Some of the women, who appeared to outnumber the men, wore dainty black or white veils, a sign of respect for the leader of their faith, 84-year-old Pope Francis. They sat on wooden benches decorated with bright flowers and fingered rosaries or small prayer books as they counted down the minutes for the pontiff to arrive. www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/incense-and-ululations-pope-meets-his-iraqi-flock?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-organic&utm_keyword=dlvr.it
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