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Pope Francis embarks a plane at Fiumicino Airport in Rome as he heads to Iraq for a historic trip to the war-battered country, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world's oldest and most persecuted Christian communities. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives at the celebrated mass on Sunday with several thousand worshippers spread across a stadium in the Kurdistan regional capital of Arbil, the largest liturgy of his trip to pandemic-hit Iraq. IMAGES
Pope Francis is welcomed by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi as he arrives to Baghdad International Airport on historic trip to Iraq. The 84-year-old, who said he was making the first-ever papal visit to Iraq as a "pilgrim of peace," will also reach out to Shiite Muslims when he meets Iraq's top cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. IMAGES TO COMPLETE WITH VIDI94C2CB_EN
Pope Francis arrives to Baghdad International Airport on historic trip to Iraq. The 84-year-old, who said he was making the first-ever papal visit to Iraq as a "pilgrim of peace," will also reach out to Shiite Muslims when he meets Iraq's top cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. IMAGES
Pope Francis meets a crowd of Catholic faithful before conducting the final mass of his trip to Mongolia at the "Steppe Arena" hockey stadium, on a visit that has seen him seek to build bridges with neighbouring China. IMAGES
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