POPE FRANCIS IN IRAQ: A MOMENT OF HUMAN FRATERNITY

June 3, 2021

International religious leaders and officials come together to discuss concrete steps towards promoting human fraternity in Iraq, during a Higher Committee of Human Fraternity virtual event held just three months after His Holiness Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq.

PAST SPEAKERS

Cardinal Miguel Ayuso Guixot

President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam

Secretary-General of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity

Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako

Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate in Babylon

Abdel-Wahab Taha Al-Sammerai

Imam and Khatib of Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad

Dr. Sayyed Jawad Al-Khoei

Co-Founder of the Iraqi Council for Interfaith Dialogue

Noura Al Kaabi

UAE Minister of Culture and Youth

Ernesto Ottone Ramirez

Assistant Director-General of UNESCO

Hassan Nadhem

Iraqi Minister of Culture

Father Olivier Poquillon

Dominican Order representative to UNESCO-UAE restoration project in Mosul

AGENDA

3.00 PM - 3.05 PM

Opening Remarks

Emily Judd

3.05 PM – 3.15 PM

Why was the Pope’s visit important to global human fraternity?

His Eminence Cardinal Miguel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary-General of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

What was the significance of the Pope’s visit for Iraqis?

His Eminence Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate in Babylon Abdel-Wahab Taha Al-Sammerai, Imam and Khatib of Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad Dr. Sayyed Jawad Al-Khoei, Co-Founder of the Iraqi Council for Interfaith Dialogue

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

What are the next steps in rebuilding Iraq?

Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth Ernesto Ottone Ramirez, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO His Excellency Hassan Nadhem, Iraqi Minister of Culture Father Olivier Poquillon, Dominican Order representative to UNESCO-UAE restoration project in Mosul

3:50 PM - 3:55 PM

Closing Remarks

Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary-General of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternit

The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity