Pope Leo accepts the resignation of Iraqi Patriarch Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Louis Sako, the Iraq-based Chaldean Catholic patriarch of Baghdad, ending his 13-year tenure leading Iraq’s largest Christian denomination. In a separate statement 🔗 https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2026/03/12/pope-leo-accepts-the-resignation-of-iraqi-patriarch/ #Catholic #CatholicThing #PopeLeo #Christian