Iraq trip is a risky one, but the Pope thinks it’s worth it as ‘an act of love’
By Tim Maby The Pope’s visit this week to Iraq is “the riskiest trip that he has taken, because of the impact of Covid and because of the security situation”, according to Christopher Lamb, Vatican correspondent for The Tablet. He told a Religion Media Centre briefing that he believes Pope Francis thinks sometimes that the […]
Religion news 3 March
‘Shocking, appalling’: response to government cuts in aid to Yemen The Catholic aid charity Cafod has joined politicians from all parties in widespread condemnation of the government´s decision to halve aid to war-torn Yemen. The reduction is caused by the government’s decision to cut its international aid budget from 0.7 per cent to 0.5 per […]
