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Sep 16, 2012

Iraqi Christians seek hope from Lebanon papal visit

Among the many thousands at Lebanon's presidential palace Saturday to greet Pope Benedict XVI were more than 220 Chaldean Christians, who travelled from across war-battered Iraq for the historic occasion.

"The pope's visit to Lebanon is a blessing for the whole Middle East," said Shammas Selim from Ankawa in the north Iraqi province of Arbil. "It serves as a reminder for us Iraqi Christians that there is still hope."

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