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Bratislava (Slovakia), Sep 12 (EFE) .- Pope Francis arrived in Bratislava Sunday, after a brief visit to Budapest.He met with Christian leaders on the first day and called for efforts to have a "Europe free of ideologies."(Camera: CRISTINA CABREJAS GILES)SHOT LIST:THE ARRIVAL OF POPE FRANCIS IN SLOVAKIA AND HIS MEETING WITH CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA.
Qaraqosh (Iraq), Mar 1 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Ammar Salih) In just one night in August 2014, Islamic State terrorists invaded the Nineveh Plain in Iraq, and more than 150,000 Christians had to flee their homes. Little by little they are returning and, although its population have been reduced by half, what the Pope will see is "a true miracle" after so much pain and destruction.FOOTAGE OF THE PREPARATIONS TAKING PLACE IN QARAQOSH, IRAQ
The city of Marseille is preparing to welcome Pope Francis for a two-day visit devoted to the Mediterranean and the challenge of migration. IMAGES
Pope Francis boards the papal plane as he wraps up his visit to South Sudan, with peace and reconciliation the theme of his three-day trip to the world's newest nation. Francis is on the first papal visit to the largely Christian country since it achieved independence from mainly Muslim Sudan in 2011 and plunged into a civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people. IMAGES
Pope Francis touches down in Malta on his papal plane as the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Holy See kicks off a two-day visit to the island state. The pontiff is expected to devote much of the visit to advocating on behalf of refugees and migrants. IMAGES
Pope Francis is greeted by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Greek Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and representatives of civil and religious society as he begins a landmark trip to Greece with the first visit to Athens by a pontiff in two decades, aiming to improve historically fraught relations with the country's Orthodox Church and highlight the plight of refugees. The 84-year-old's visit to the Greek capital is the first by a pope since John Paul II in 2001, which in turn was the first papal visit to Athens since the 1054 Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. IMAGES