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Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq in March

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:50:41 -0500

VATICAN CITY - Barring any obstacles caused by the global pandemic, Pope Francis is set to begin international travel again in 2021 by visiting Iraq in March, which would make him the first pope to visit this nation.

Iraqi priest rebuilds church in war-torn Mosul, hopes returning Christians will follow

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 07:05:17 -0500

MOSUL, Iraq (CNS) -- Christians are cautiously returning to Mosul, the once-bustling Iraqi city that for three years was the capital of the caliphate established by the Islamic State group.

Christians need time to rebuild trust before return to Mosul region

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:50:00 -0400

AMMAN, Jordan – As some Iraqi Christians make a slow return to the region around Mosul following the defeat of the Islamic State group, many say it will take time to rebuild their lives and even longer to rebuild their trust of those who betrayed them.

Mosul needs help to rebuild, Iraqi official cautions after victory over ISIS

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:50:00 -0400

ROME, Italy – Just days after Iraqi forces completed their recapture of Mosul from the Islamic State, the nation's ambassador to the Holy See has said that they are eager to rebuild the city and have people return home, but it will require help to do so.

Muslims and Christians unite to rebuild Mosul monastery

cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:00:00 -0400

MOSUL, Iraq – As government forces pry apart the Islamic State's three yearlong grip on Mosul, Muslims and Christians have united to rebuild a damaged monastery.

Aid to the Church in Need's work in Iraq goes on despite war

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 05:00:00 -0400

Even as the fighting rages in Iraq, the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need is restoring damaged houses and helping displaced Christians return to their villages on the outskirts of Mosul, the country��Ƶapp second largest city.

“This is from the devil” – priest visits Iraqi church destroyed by ISIS

cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:59:00 -0400

MOSUL, Iraq – The desolation of a burned Iraqi church left Argentine-born missionary Father Luis Montes with the firm conviction that Satan is at the root of the attacks, and Christians must pray for the conversion of ISIS.

Iraqi Christians erect large cross in area liberated from ISIS

cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:20:00 -0500

MOSUL, Iraq – After years of darkness, hope has returned to Telekuf-Tesqopa. Located 26 kilometres from Mosul, the village is rebuilding after being liberated from ISIS.

Christians assess damage on Iraq's Nineveh plain, ravaged by ISIS

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 06:00:00 -0500

ERBIL, Iraq – “I don't understand how people can harm each other so much,” sighs security guard Louis Petrus. Petrus recently returned to his hometown for the first time: the Christian city of Qaraqosh, near Mosul, which he had to flee in August 2014, when Islamic State captured the largest Christian city on the Nineveh plain.

Some Iraqis hopeful, but aid groups have concerns about Mosul offensive

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:00:00 -0400

AMMAN, Jordan – Iraqi Christians are cautiously welcoming the start of the battle for Mosul and the Ninevah Plain, their ancestral homeland of the past 14 centuries from which they were brutally driven out by the Islamic State group more than two years ago.