Pope Francis prays for 'victims of war' in Iraq's Mosul
Pope Francis 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 on March 7, 2021. Vatican Media
The 84-year-old pontiff said the "tragic" exodus of Christians from war-scarred Iraq and the wider region "does incalculable harm not just to the individuals and communities concerned, but also to the society they leave behind".
