Chaldean Patriarch welcomes upcoming papal visit, calls on Iraq's Christians to proclaim the Gospel (Chaldean Patriarchate of Babylon)

Born in 1948, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako has led the Chaldean Catholic Church since 2013. The church (CNEWA profile) is among the Eastern Catholic churches in full communion with the Holy See. The Vatican has announced that the Pope will visit Iraq in March.