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Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country's marginalized Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace. The pontiff and his traveling delegation were seen off with a farewell ceremony at the Baghdad airport, from where he left for Rome following…
Pope Francis boards a plane upon concluding his visit to Iraq at Baghdad airport, Iraq, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Pope Francis wraps up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country’s marginalized Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace.
The pontiff and his traveling delegation are seen off with a farewell ceremony at the Baghdad airport, from where he leaves for Rome following a four-day papal visit that has covered five provinces across Iraq.
As the pope’s plane takes off, Iraqi President Barham Salih is at hand on the tarmac, waving goodbye.
By Mustafa Field OBE
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Pope Francis speaks to Abdullah Kurdi, left, father of Alan Kurdi, a 3-year old Syrian boy who s image made headlines after he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea and drew global attention to Europe s refugee crisis. (Vatican Media via AP) The Pope s first visit to Iraq is the seminal moment of peace for global interfaith Saturday marked a momentous occasion as Pope Francis visited Iraq for the first time to meet with the country’s most influential Muslim Shia leader, Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani. In defiance to extremists that once took hold of Christian-Iraqi settlements, targeting and killing innocent communities, the two global faith leaders will pledge interfaith solidarity to ensure a brighter more united future.