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Pope Francis meets Christians in an ancient Iraqi church torched by the Islamic State group when it swept into the northern town of Qaraqosh in 2014. After the jihadists were ousted in 2016, the Al-Tahera (Immaculate Conception) Church's marble floors and columns were restored and the faithful gathered there on Sunday to welcome the pontiff. 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 arrives in Mosul to lead a prayer for "victims of war" outside a centuries-old church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, heavily damaged by the Islamic State group. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives at the Chaldean Cathedral of "Saint Joseph" in Baghdad to hold a holy mass. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives in the ancient city of Ur, in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar province where he will host an interfaith service, with many of Iraq's other religious minorities in attendance. IMAGES
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