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Papal travel during a pandemic – what impact will it have?
Dec 11, 2020 senior correspondent
A doctor checks the blood pressure of a displaced Iraqi woman in a medical center at a camp in Dahuk March 7, 2020. Catholic aid agencies helping the displaced in northern Iraq say they are reaching those in need as the COVID-19 situation there slowly improves. (Credit: Ari Jalal/Reuters via CNS.)
Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq in March will carry huge significance for the nation’s small and persecuted Christian minority living in an ancient culture with deep Christian roots, but it takes on special meaning given the coronavirus pandemic.