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World● Low14m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 9:07 PM

Iraq opens new Coptic cathedral in Baghdad welcoming diaspora Christians to return safely

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Jerusalem Post · Israel · Middle East

"The opening of the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, St. Paul, and St. Anthony for the Copts in Baghdad holds great symbolic significance, as it is the first of its kind in Iraq," Hammadi said.

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