Religion

Pope Francis greets crowds dressed in traditional clothing upon his arrival at Erbil International Airport, March 7, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Safin Hamed)

Kurdistan

Pope Francis thanks Kurdistan Region for warm welcome

Pope Francis at the Faranso Hariri Stadium, March 7, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Kurdistan

Pope Francis returns to Iraqi capital after holding Mass in Kurdistan's Erbil

Pope Francis (R), looks on at a square near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the old city of Iraq's northern Mosul, March 7, 2021. (Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP

Iraq

Christian exodus from Iraq, Middle East does ‘incalculable harm,’ pope says in Mosul

Pope Francis greets Iraqis dressed in traditional outfits upon his arrival at Erbil airport, March 7, 2021, in the capital of the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Safin Hamed / AFP)

Kurdistan

‘Kurdistan Region is home to displaced Christians,’ Pope tells Kurdish leader in Erbil

Pope Francis speaks with Iraqi religious figures during an interfaith service in the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar province, March 6, 2021. (Photo: Vatican Media)

Iraq

Pope Francis leads prayer in ancient Iraqi city of Ur; condemns religious extremism

Pope Francis (right) meets with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani in Najaf, March 6, 2021. (Photo: al-Sistani’s Office)

Iraq

At meeting with Pope Francis, Sistani says nation's Christians 'should live, like all Iraqis, in peace and security'

Christians in Erbils Ankawa neighborhood hold Mass just before the pope's visit, Feb. 28, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24/Wladimir van Wilgenburg)

Kurdistan

Erbil's beleaguered Christian community sees hope in pope's visit

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received Pope Francis at Baghdad International Airport, March 5, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)

Iraq

‘Pilgrim of peace’ Pope Francis begins historic visit to Iraq

The Iraqi parliament on Monday ratified a law that will help Yezidi survivors (Photo: archive).

Iraq

Iraq’s parliament ratifies survivor law in major recognition of Yezidi genocide

Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil Basha Matti Warda speaks during an interview with Kurdistan 24 (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Pope’s Iraq trip brings him close to 'suffering' Christian community

Workers finalise preparations at Franso Hariri Stadium, named after the Assyrian Christian politician of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Feb. 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed / AFP)

Kurdistan

Strict security measures in place for 'historic' pope trip to Kurdistan: PM Barzani

Abdulla Said Waysi, the head of Kurdistan Islamic Scholars Union, during an interview with Kurdistan 24, Feb. 23, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Meeting Pope Francis permitted for Muslims, head of Kurdish Islamic Scholars Union says ahead of papal trip

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Ash Wednesday mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Feb. 17, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

Kurdistan

4,500 people register to see Pope hold Mass in Erbil: Organizer