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The Way of St James Awaits

trekking shoes, olive green hiking trousers, and a fleece; the man with the rucksack, sleeping bag, and foam roll strapped to his back, coul...

Curtis Williams

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...

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

Pope Francis in Iraq: Sunday at a Glance

a jam-packed final full day of pope francis's historic visit by john cookson -- baghdad -- pope francis is spending his last full day in ira...

Pope Francis in Ur: Our Common Father in Faith is Abraham, Our Common Enemy is Hatred.

pope francis made an historic visit on saturday morning, to the ancient city of ur -- the city of the patriarch, abraham, claimed as "father...

Christopher Altieri

Aramaic: The Uncertain Future of an Ancient Language

this essay is part three of a three-part series by sam sweeney, a writer and translator based in the middle east, who wrote most recently fo...

Iraq on Tenterhooks ahead of Pope Francis's Arrival

security forces on high alert ahead of pope francis's arrival by john cookson in baghdad. pope francis is making one of the most difficult a...

Pope Francis in Iraq: Overview

john cookson is in iraq ahead of pope francis's scheduled arrival friday at 2pm local time - baghdad - pope francis is set to make history f...