In the Italian excerpts, Francis recalled his historic March 2021 trip to Iraq, the first ever by a pope. COVID-19 was still raging and security concerns were high, especially in Mosul.
Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, was once a headquarters for Islamic State militants who had forced thousands of Christians to flee. During his visit there, the Pope urged Christians to ...
Mosul – Pope Francis escaped two attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021, according to excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography published Tuesday by Italian media.
As Francis arrived in Iraq in March 2021, British spies told Iraqi police that a woman strapped with explosives was on her way to Mosul to carry out an attack against him, the pontiff wrote.
The first-ever Iraq visit by a pope could've ended disastrously, but a foiled assassination plot has enabled Pope Francis to write about the event in retrospect. "Almost everyone advised me ...
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The attacks were planned to take place in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city and former stronghold of the Islamic State jihadist group from 2014 to 2017. The pope shared the details of these ...