03:33Hundreds of Christians gathered on the streets in Qaraqosh to celebrate Palm Sunday. The holiday is marked in the memory of Jesus Christ's arrival in Jerusalem before his crucifixion.
''Palm Sunday is the feast of the Lord's entry into Jerusalem before his suffering, death and resurrection. I am very proud and proud of the sons and daughters of this city, which have suffered so much, but hope always lives and proceeds on the journey of love, peace and joy,'' said Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch.
The celebrating crowd in the Christian stronghold was much larger than in previous years following Pope Francis' visit to Iraq earlier in March.
Many Christians fled the country after the self-proclaimed IsIamic State seized parts of Iraq in 2014.
Iraq: Christian community reinvigorated after Pope visit celebrates Palm Sunday
Hundreds of Christians gathered on the streets in Qaraqosh to celebrate Palm Sunday. The holiday is marked in the memory of Jesus Christ's arrival in Jerusalem before his crucifixion.
''Palm Sunday is the feast of the Lord's entry into Jerusalem before his suffering, death and resurrection. I am very proud and proud of the sons and daughters of this city, which have suffered so much, but hope always lives and proceeds on the journey of love, peace and joy,'' said Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch.
The celebrating crowd in the Christian stronghold was much larger than in previous years following Pope Francis' visit to Iraq earlier in March.
Many Christians fled the country after the self-proclaimed IsIamic State seized parts of Iraq in 2014.
Hundreds of Christians gathered on the streets in Qaraqosh to celebrate Palm Sunday. The holiday is marked in the memory of Jesus Christ's arrival in Jerusalem before his crucifixion.
''Palm Sunday is the feast of the Lord's entry into Jerusalem before his suffering, death and resurrection. I am very proud and proud of the sons and daughters of this city, which have suffered so much, but hope always lives and proceeds on the journey of love, peace and joy,'' said Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch.
The celebrating crowd in the Christian stronghold was much larger than in previous years following Pope Francis' visit to Iraq earlier in March.
Many Christians fled the country after the self-proclaimed IsIamic State seized parts of Iraq in 2014.