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(CWNews.com) – Iraq needs help from the Holy See in establishing a new democratic system of government, the country’s foreign minister told Church officials during a visit to the Vatican on August 25. The Iraqi official also sought to ease the concerns of Church leaders about prospects for religious freedom under the proposed new constitution. At a news conference in Rome following his meetings with Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Hoshyar Zebari said that the conversations had revolved around issues of religious freedom and the protection of Christian communities in Iraq . …[Go To Full Story]