Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis, including one by a suicide bomber, were foiled during his landmark trip to Iraq in 2021, the pontiff has revealed in an autobiography.

In an excerpt from his forthcoming autobiography, Francis said two suicide bombers had been planning to attack one of his events in Mosul.

Pope Francis revealed an attempt on his life was foiled during his historic trip to Iraq, according to reports, reflecting on the event in his upcoming memoir.

Pope Francis’ upcoming autobiography, “Hope,” details two attempts on his life in 2021 during a historic trip to Iraq. According to Politico’s translation of excerpts from “Hope,” which were published by Corriere della Sera,

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn’t make it. According to excerpts of his upcoming autobiography, suicide bombers had planned to attack him during his 2021 visit to Iraq, but were killed before striking.

According to Pope Francis, a bid to kill him during a 2021 visit to Iraq was foiled following a tip from British intelligence.

The head of the Catholic Church worldwide, Pope Francis, has revealed that he escaped two attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021. This is according to excerpts from the cleric’s autobiography,

The suicide bombers targeted Pope Francis during a visit to Iraq, he wrote in his upcoming autobiography called Hope

A woman packed with explosives...was heading to Mosul to blow herself up,' pontiff recalls in upcoming autobiography; would-be bombers apparently killed by police, Francis says

In a new autobiography, Pope Francis revealed that he escaped two assassination attempts during his visit to Iraq in March 2021, including one involving a young woman who was believed to be attempting a suicide bombing.

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. On Tuesday evening, Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica so that the first pilgrims could go through. Millions more are expected to follow over the year.