Mosul's Impoverished Youth Sift Through Landfill to Survive
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3 years ago By Mikeandeleven — Years of conflict between Islamic State and the Iraqi government has left cities like Mosul in ruins. With alarming unemployment rates, thousands of childr
Amid the Rubble of Mosul, Francis Offers a Salve for Iraq's Wounds
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3 years ago By Klera — The first pope ever to visit Iraq, Francis voiced sorrow and hope for a shrunken Christian community that has suffered persecution, and preached fellowship
In Iraq's ruined city of Mosul, pope hears of life under Islamic State
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3 years ago By Ayodeji — Muslim and Christian residents in the ruined Iraqi city of Mosul told Pope Francis of their lives under brutal Islamic State rule on Sunday as the pontiff
Huge security operation as Pope Francis visits Mosul to pray for victims of war
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3 years ago By Laurasmith —
Pope Francis visits Iraq's ruined city of Mosul, hearing residents' testimony
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3 years ago By Charlieparker — Muslim and Christian residents of Mosul told Pope Francis of their lives under the brutal rule of Islamic State on Sunday as the pontiff blessed their vow
Pope Francis travels to battered Mosul, praying for war victims in aftermath of ISIS defeat
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3 years ago By Carolinax007 — Only four years after the city was in the hands of the caliphate, the pontiff was set to go there by helicopter, praying at a damaged church
LIVE: Pope Francis to visit Irbil, Mosul on third day of Iraq apostolic tour
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3 years ago By Ibrahimronero — DUBAI: Pope Francis spent much of Saturday in the air, touching down in three cities during the second day of his apostolic visit in Iraqi. He left Baghdad
In Iraq, pope to visit Mosul churches desecrated by Islamic State
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3 years ago By McHugh — In Mosul, adjacent to the Biblical city of Nineveh, four churches representing different denominations occupy a small square surrounded by low-rise houses,
Mosul residents want famous mosque restored in mirror image
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3 years ago By Elizabet — Residents want the iconic leaning minaret rebuilt to resemble the original Al Nuri Mosque after it was destroyed by ISIS in 2017