Pope Francis

8 Years in a Nutshell

eighth anniversaries aren’t special. neither are administrative circulars. normally, i wouldn’t bother thinking about either, let alone writ...
Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis in Iraq: All our Coverage in One Place

pope francis's recent visit to iraq has been called "courageous" as well as "reckless"  -- but little in between. he described himself ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis: Keep praying for ‘our sorely tried brothers and sisters’ in Iraq

vatican city, mar 10, 2021 / 05:30 am mt (cna).- pope francis on wednesday urged catholics worldwide to keep praying for “our sorely tried b...
CNA Staff

Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Iraq

aboard the papal plane, mar 8, 2021 / 03:00 pm mt ( cna ) .-  please read below for cna’s full transcript of pope francis’ in-flight pr...
CNA Staff

Pope Francis in Iraq: The Long Play

pope francis is back in rome, and his historic visit to iraq is in the books. by all the usual metrics, the trip was a magnificent success. ...
Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis: Meeting with Iraq’s top Shiite cleric offered ‘universal message’ of fraternity

pope francis speaks during an in-flight press conference en route from rome to iraq march 8, 2021. caption: colm flynn/cna. aboard the papal...
CNA Staff

Pope Francis in Iraq: A Man on a Mission

in iraq, pope francis was a man on a mission. the question is: will it prove to have been successful ? by john cookson in baghdad few popes ...
John Cookson

Pope Francis in Iraq: Not Your Typical Lenten Sunday

mass in erbil capped the day, which began in mosul with a powerfully moving prayer service for victims or war, and saw the indomitable spiri...
John Cookson

Pope Francis in Iraq: Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil

pope francis was the chief celebrant and homilist at mass for some 10,000 iraqis at franso hariri stadium in erbil, northern iraq, on sunday...
Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis in Iraq: A Prayer for The Dead in Mosul

in mosul, the rubble of so-called is destruction is frequently indistinguishable from the rubble of incipient rebuilding, where efforts to r...
Christopher Altieri