New Patriarch for Iraq Hailed as ‘Man of Courage’

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Pope Benedict XVI confirmed the appointment of Archbishop Louis Sako, 64, as Patriarch Raphael I of Baghdad of the Chaldeans on Saturday, two days after an election held in Rome for the post of leader of the largest Catholic community in Iraq. Patriarch Raphael had served for nearly 10 years as archbishop of Kirk…

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