Rafidain العربية

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Our Lady of Salvation Cathedral

كاتدرائية سيدة النجاة

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A Syriac Catholic cathedral in Baghdad’s Karrada district, attacked on 31 October 2010, when dozens of worshippers were killed.

It has become a symbol of the resilience of Iraq’s Christians, and Pope Francis visited it in March 2021.

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