Cardinal Sako Calls for End to Persecution of Christians in the Middle East

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Cardinal Sako Calls for End to Persecution of Christians in the Middle East
By Mina Aldroubi

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, speaks during the inauguration of a Chaldean Catholic pastoral centre in Iraq's northern multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk on January 2, 2019. ( AFP)

The mistreatment of Christians in the Middle East remains one of Pope Francis' primary concerns, especially as the region remains engulfed in conflicts from Iraq to Syria and Yemen, according to the head of Iraq's Catholic Church.

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, told The National that Pope Francis is seeking to turn a page in Christian-Muslim relations as the UAE prepares to host the pontiff in his first ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, which begins on Sunday.

"Pope Francis is saying that this is enough. Let us live in peace, love, tolerance and to renounce violence and hatred," Cardinal Sako said.

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