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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