From His Holiness the Pope… to the beloved Iraqi people

This is how His Excellency the Head of the Office of Christian, Yazidi, and Mandaean Endowments, Dr. Rami Joseph Aghajan, received the message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, in which the Pope first expressed his prayers for the Head of the Office personally, as well as his spiritual closeness and prayers for “the beloved Iraqi people.”

The message affirmed His Holiness’s apostolic blessings, asking God to pour out His gifts of peace and hope upon Iraq and its people and expressing sincere wishes for goodness and stability.

Department of Government Media and Communications
20 April 2026