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Iraqi cardinal to leave Baghdad after president’s snub

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako intends to settle in a monastery in the Kurdistan Region.

Luke Coppen
Jul 17, 2023
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A cardinal announced Saturday that he was leaving Baghdad and relocating to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region after the country’s president withdrew a civil decree officially recognizing him as the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, pictured during a June 2023 visit to London, England. © Maz…

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