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Iraqi leader meets pope after court rejects cardinal’s lawsuit

Cardinal Sako had challenged President Rashid’s decision to withdraw a decree of recognition.

Nov 20, 2023

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Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid met with Pope Francis Saturday, days after a cardinal lost an Iraqi legal challenge over the withdrawal of a presidential decree.

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid. Fars Media Corporation via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0).

The Vatican said that during Nov. 18 talks between Rashid, the pope, and senior curial officials, “the ne…

Iraqi leader meets pope after court rejects cardinal’s lawsuit

Cardinal Sako had challenged President Rashid’s decision to withdraw a decree of recognition.

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