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Iraqi cardinal sets out conditions for return to Baghdad

Cardinal Sako left the capital after Iraq’s president rescinded a civil decree recognizing him as head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the overseer of its assets.

Luke Coppen
Aug 02, 2023
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An Iraqi cardinal set out the conditions for his return to Baghdad Tuesday in a strongly worded letter to the country’s president.

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, pictured during a June 2023 visit to London, England. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako said in the Aug. 1 letter that he would only consid…

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