Sunday, March 7, 2021

Francis encourages Iraqi Christians in dramatic visits to ISIS-destroyed churches

 

Pope Francis participates in a memorial prayer for the victims of the war at Hosh al-Bieaa (church square) in Mosul, Iraq, March 7. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Francis encourages Iraqi Christians in dramatic visits to ISIS-destroyed churches

by Joshua J. McElwee
Mar 7, 2021  ncr

Pope Francis urged Iraqi Christians not to lose hope and not to seek vengeance over their suffering during the Islamic State regime, in a pair of poignant visits March 7 to churches that were desecrated and destroyed by the terrorist group.

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