German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp was in Iraq this week to present his new book, “The Christian Legacy in Iraq.” ...

After giving the speech over to an aide during the homily, the Pope resumed reading for the shorter Angelus prayer. Francis, 88, has been pope since 2013 and has suffered from influenza and related ...

He's the first pope from Latin America, the first to take the name Francis and the first sitting pontiff to publish his memoirs since the 15th century. Pope Francis' autobiography, Hope, reaches ...

Baghdad has long been scarred by bombings but now a new dawn is emerging in the Iraqi capital city with the introduction of ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping ... he faced two assassination attempts during his 2021 visit to Iraq, it does not offer many new details about the scandals and ...

Pope Francis has been accused on several occasions ... services who picked up on a plot to kill him during a visit to Iraq. British intelligence told Iraqi police that a woman wearing explosives ...

Perhaps the most newsworthy snippet in the book is Pope Francis’ recollections of his 2021 visit to Iraq, which were published as an excerpt in the Jesuit magazine America in December.

Pope Francis, who has now been head of the Church ... He describes how her story influenced his decision to travel to Iraq. "I encountered so many courageous testimonies during that journey.