"Nearly 2,000 young people from Christian youth groups across Iraq gathered for the seventh annual Ankawa Youth Gathering held Aug. 22–24 in the Mar Elia Shrine Courtyard in Ankawa-Erbil. 

The event was sponsored by the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil and held in the Mar Elia Shrine Courtyard in Ankawa-Erbil and its theme, “Joy of Love,” was inspired by Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on love within the family."

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Question to ponder: What lessons might you learn from this gathering?

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