{"id":2411,"date":"2022-03-01T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T08:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2022-03-01T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T08:34:36","slug":"pope-francis-receives-representatives-of-iraqi-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/03\/01\/pope-francis-receives-representatives-of-iraqi-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis receives representatives of Iraqi Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In his address to the delegation , the Holy Father recalled that Iraq is the cradle of civilization and of Christianity, remarking that it has also been a land of exiles since biblical times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Referring to the tragic events of these recent years, he expressed his deep gratitude to the Christian communities of Iraq for their \u201ccourageous witnesses of fidelity to the Gospel\u201d amid persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2022-02\/pope-francis-receives-representatives-on-iraqi-churches.html\">here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bible Media News (BMN)* is an independent faith-based media organization.<\/li><li>This is the first installment of a series of short interviews with faith leaders.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo: <\/em>Pixabay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his address to the delegation , the Holy Father recalled that Iraq is the cradle of civilization and of Christianity, remarking that it has also been a land of exiles since biblical times. 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