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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
Baghdad (Iraq), Mar 1 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Ahmed Jalil).- Dozens of Iraqi workers are carrying out beautification works in the city of Baghdad to welcome Pope Francis. The pontiff will be in Iraq for a historic visit from March 5 to 8.FOOTAGE OF BAGHDAD.
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
Preparations for the funeral of Benedict XVI are almost complete in St Peter's Square. Barriers and hundreds of chairs have been set up to welcome those who will come to attend the funeral of the Pope Emeritus on Thursday December 5. IMAGES