Iraq nears completion of a new church in ancient Ur to attract Christian pilgrims.
Iraq plans to attract Christian pilgrims with a new church in ancient Ur, a city believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Abraham. The church's construction is nearing completion, and its bell, fixed into a traditional mud brick steeple, recently chimed for the first time. The complex, rising from a desert plain near the Ziggurat of Ur, aims to revive interest in pilgrimages to Iraq, which is home to one of the world's oldest Christian communities.
March 10, 2024
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