Kurdistan Region-Vatican relations
The Pope Pius IX Medal awarded to President Masoud Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani (R) alongside KR President Nechirvan Barzani (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, R, Vatican Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq Mirosław Wachowski, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, May 13, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, L, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Vatican, Rome, Italy, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, R, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Vatican, Rome, Italy, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: Kuristan24)
Khalid Albert, DG of Christian Affairs at the KRG's Ministry of Endowments, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, F, Pope of Vatican Leo XIV. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
