Iraq’s Latest Postage Stamps Commemorate Pope Francis’ Papal Trip
September 22, 2021Currents News Staff It’s been several months since Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq, but the country continues to remember those days. Now […]
Topic: Iraqi Christians
Aid to the Church in Need Highlights Persecution of Iraqi Christians During Religious Freedom Week
June 28, 2021By Jessica Easthope Around the globe, hundreds of millions of Christians live in places where persecution is considered extreme, where believing in […]
Iraqis Still Need Our Help, Says Aid to the Church in Need Assistant
March 9, 2021By Currents News Staff and John Lavenburg HARTFORD, CONN. — From his experience in Iraq in 2018, Msgr. Kieran Harrington doesn’t look […]
Pope Reflects on Value of Human Fraternity, Interreligious Dialogue Following Trip to Iraq
March 8, 2021By Currents News Staff and Inés San Martín ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Crux) — In his latest in-flight news conference, Pope Francis […]
Pope’s Historic Trip Marks Peaceful Step Towards Security and Unity in Iraq
March 8, 2021By Emily Drooby Pope Francis is grateful for his historic trip to Iraq, and says being with the people was like coming […]
Pope Francis Visits Communities Persecuted by ISIS
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff An excited crowd waving flags and palm branches waited expectantly for Pope Francis in Erbil on Sunday morning, March […]
Pope Francis Visited Mosul, A City Crushed and Destroyed by ISIS
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff Pope Francis arrived in Mosul, the city ISIS destroyed and occupied for three years. From the car he could […]
Pope Francis Visits Cathedral Destroyed by Al-Qaeda 10 Years Ago
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff Ten years after al-Qaeda’s attack on the Syro-Catholic church “Our Lady of Salvation,” Pope Francis visited this very place […]
Pope Francis to Persecuted Iraqi Christian Community: ‘Your Name is Written on God’s Heart’
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff Back in Baghdad, Pope Francis celebrated Mass using the Chaldean rite. The liturgy took place at the Cathedral of […]
Iraqis on Pope’s Visit: ‘We Hope His Presence Will Silence Guns and Bring Peace’
March 6, 2021Currents News Staff Representatives of different religions who attended the interreligious meeting in Ur shared their impressions of the pontiff’s presence in […]