Pope Francis urged Iraq's Christians today (March 7, 2021) to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild, as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community's historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State (IS) group's horrific reign, according to the Yahoo News website.
At each step in northern Iraq, the remnants of its Christian population turned out jubilant and in colorful dress.
The traditional Christian towns dotting the Nineveh Plains of the north emptied out in 2014 as Christians fled the Islamic State group's onslaught.
Only a few have returned to their homes since the defeat of IS in Iraq was declared in 2017, and the rest remain scattered elsewhere in Iraq or abroad.
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