Patriarch on Pope's historic first visit to Iraq

Episode 15 February 16, 2021 00:20:55
Patriarch on Pope's historic first visit to Iraq
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Patriarch on Pope's historic first visit to Iraq

Feb 16 2021 | 00:20:55

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Show Notes

Pope Francis will travel to the Middle East for his first oversees trip since the outbreak of Covid-19.

The Holy Father will make an historic journey to Iraq, the first ever Papal Visit to the country, from 5 – 8 March 2021.

The Pope will travel the country, south to north, visiting a people who have suffered greatly in recent decades. It’s a visit for the Christians, certainly, but it’s also a visit for all Iraqis.

Our guest for today’s ‘Catholic News’ podcast will greet the Pope when he touches down in Baghdad.

His Beatitude Cardinal Louis Sako is Archbishop of Baghdad and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans.

With just a few weeks to go, we find out how the preparations are going and learn about the plight of the Christians in Iraq, the history of Christianity in the country and how and its people are recovering from decades of war and persecution.

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