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Young girls take a selfie in front of a poster promoting the upcoming trip of Pope Francis on March 4, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. On March 5, Pope Francis will start the historic first ever papal visit to Iraq. In his first foreign trip since the start of the pandemic Pope Francis will visit Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and the cities of Qaraqosh and Mosul, which were heavily destroyed by ISIS.

Pope Francis’ Iraq Mission Is a Biblical Pilgrimage Completed

COMMENTARY: A specific dimension of the Holy Father’s visit will lift up the figure of Abraham, which Pope St. John Paul II planned to do 21 years earlier.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries

COVID vaccine vials of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson, and Gsk Inc.

Assessing the Morality of COVID-19 Vaccines Developed with Abortion-Derived Tissue: A Register Guide

Lauretta Brown Features

Senate Committee Splits on Xavier Becerra Confirmation for HHS

Matt Hadro Nation

Biden Mentions Our Lady of Guadalupe, Shows Rosary Beads, in Meeting with Mexican President

Matt Hadro Nation

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archibhop Emeritus of Washington D.C., attended the Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Jan. 23, 2020.

Investigation: Cardinal Wuerl Received $2 Million in 2020 for ‘Ministry Activities’

CNA Staff Nation

Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark answered questions during a press conference at the 2019 USCCB General Assembly on Thursday afternoon, June 13, 2019.

Cardinal Tobin Appointed Member of Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops

Hannah Brockhaus Vatican

The Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Najeeb Michaeer (R) tours the old part of the northern city of Mosul, to follow the progress of restoration works there, on February 3, 2021. From Mosul's rubble-strewn streets to ancient churches at Karamlesh badly damaged by the Islamic State group, Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel is preparing for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq.

Iraqi Archbishop: Pope Francis is Coming to Iraq as a ‘Prophet’

Edward Pentin Interviews

Clockwise from top left: Ezekiel, Abraham, Jonah, Jude the Apostle and Thomas the Apostle all traversed this holy land.

The Saints of Iraq

Edward Pentin Features

Oscars on display in Los Angeles, Calif.

Oscars Voter: ‘There is Nothing Entertaining or Inspiring About Killing Unborn Babies’

Jonah McKeown Nation

Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado, the host of EWTN News In Depth

EWTN News to Launch Weekly Discussion Show

CNA Nation

Father John Botros Moshi, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk, and the Kurdistan Region, stands in the rubbles of the Tahra church in Mosul on April 29, 2018. - The church, established during the seventh century, was destroyed by bombings when the regime was fighting jihadists in this area.

Pope Francis in Iraq: An Errand of Mercy

Contemplative life at Holy Cross Abbey is rooted in prayer, reading the word of God and manual work. Joy punctuates their lives.

Welsh Contemplatives Speak From Their Silence

Screenshots of the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera featuring Pope Benedict XVI in a new interview Feb. 28. 2021.

Pope Benedict’s ‘Conscience Is Clear’ Regarding His 2013 Resignation

English Priest With an Iraqi Heart: Meet Father Benedict Kiely

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A woman receiving her first COVID-19 vaccine shot.

Bishops Across US Issue Split Messages on Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine

Bishop David Kagan of Bismark, North Dakota released a statement March 2 which took a harder line than the USCCB at large, effectively prohibiting Catholics in the diocese from accepting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Jonah McKeown Nation March 5, 2021

Map of the Middle East, centered on Iraq

The Pope in Iraq, and Gender Ideology (March 6)

Pope Francis is venturing on the first papal visit to Iraq this weekend. The historic trip could have immense ramifications for Christians in the region. On this week’s Register Radio, Rome Correspondent Edward Pentin highlights the hopes for this mission. An also in Vatican News Edward tells us about a new interview by Pope Emeritus Benedict. And finally we talk to Register correspondent Jonathan Liedl about why gender ideology brooks no dissent.

Jeanette De Melo Register Radio March 5, 2021

The Ten Commandments are ultimately expressions of love, writes Franciscan University professor John Bergsma.

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