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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
Pope Francis arrives in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, where he is greeted by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. During the three-day trip to the mainly Orthodox country, which sits at the crossroads of Western and Eastern Europe, Francis is expected to touch on issues fuelling nationalism, such as poverty, as well as inter-religious relations. IMAGES / TO COMPLETE VIDI1H3542_EN AND VID1351611_EN
Members from Cuba's LGBTQ community hope Pope Francis will take a stance against Catholic homophobia, while a new Protestant Evangelical Church on the island welcomes gays and provides blessings to same-sex marriages. Nathan Frandino reports.
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
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