Dominican Sisters

Dominican Sr. Luma Khudher on the streets of Qaraqosh in Iraq in November 2016, a few days after the city was liberated from Islamic State control (NCR photo/Eugenio Grosso)

Iraqi sisters hope pope's visit shows the world their country's suffering

Among those awaiting Pope Francis' March 5-8 visit to Iraq are the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, a community in the Nineveh plain that is still rebuilding after ISIS invaded the area some six years ago.

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