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Papal Visits

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, gives a testimony of Christian persecution Nov. 28, 2018, during a vespers service in the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

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Catholic archbishop: papal visit could 'change trajectory' of Christian presence in Iraq

Courtney Mares|Dec 18, 2020|3 Min Read

Father Andrzej Halemba is seen in this file photo carrying a crucifix during a procession of the Christians in Qaraqosh, Iraq. (CNS photo/courtesy Aid to the Church in Need)

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Iraq visit illustrates the papacy is about something bigger

Elise Ann Allen|Dec 16, 2020|4 Min Read

Women mourn the death of a man who was killed in a Turkish airstrike in Sheladize, Iraq, June 22, 2020. (CNS/Kawa Omar, Reuters via Crux)

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Iraqis say for local Christians, papal visit will ‘give us back our smile’

Elise Ann Allen|Dec 14, 2020|9 Min Read

Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Iraq. (Aid to the Church in Need via Crux)

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Iraqi archbishop says papal visit a ‘courageous’ decision

Elise Ann Allen|Dec 8, 2020|6 Min Read

A woman wearing a protective mask prays during Mass at a church in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis will visit Iraq March 5-8. (CNS photo/Abdullah Rashid, Reuters)

Pope Francis will travel to Iraq in 2021

Courtney Mares|Dec 7, 2020|3 Min Read

The upper portion of the sculpture "Saint Ignatius Loyola," by Juan Martinez Montanes and Francisco Pacheco, is seen in the exhibit "The Sacred Made Real" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington Feb. 24, 2010. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

Pope Francis hopes to visit Spain to mark 500 years since Jesuit founder's conversion

Catholic News Agency|Oct 7, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis greets religious as he leaves the hermitage and cell of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, in this Oct. 4, 2013, file photo. The pope plans to visit Assisi on Oct. 3 to celebrate a private Mass and sign his new encyclical on human fraternity. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Fall planning: No foreign trips for pope, but plenty of appointments

Cindy Wooden|Sep 8, 2020|5 Min Read

A woman prays during Christmas Mass at the cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia. Details are beginning to emerge of a potential trip by Pope Francis to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor in September. (CNS photo/Darren Whiteside, Reuters)

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Catholic leaders in Indonesia plan for possible papal trip in September

Michael Sainsbury|Mar 5, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis offers Mass in Bari, Italy on Feb. 23, 2020. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

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Pope Francis: Ask God for the strength to love your enemies

Courtney Mares|Feb 23, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile in Bari, Italy Feb. 23, 2020. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

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Pope Francis on Middle East: War should never be considered normal

Courtney Mares|Feb 23, 2020|5 Min Read

Pope Francis at a Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 17, 2015. (Bohumil Petrik via CNA)

Pope Francis will travel to Malta in May

Courtney Mares|Feb 10, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on January 31, 2018. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

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One year after declaration on fraternity, pope calls for end to terrorism

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 4, 2020|2 Min Read

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