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Pope Francis pilgrimage to Iraq improves relations with Muslims

Pope Francis pilgrimage to Iraq improves relations with Muslims
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Joyous, hopeful scenes are not the only legacy of Pope s visit to Iraq

Joyous, hopeful scenes are not the only legacy of Pope s visit to Iraq CNN 3/8/2021 Analysis by Tamara Qiblawi, with reporting from Muwafaq Mohammed © Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis blesses people as he arrives in the popemobile vehicle at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil. When Pope Francis greeted adoring crowds at an Erbil stadium for the final leg of his Iraq tour on Sunday, he showed up in an open-air vehicle. He did the same when he toured Mosul earlier, waving at a handful of onlookers against the backdrop of buildings destroyed during the war against ISIS. The images that flashed on TV screens seemed a far cry from the Iraq of recent decades. Western heads of state and VIPs typically show up unannounced, with their itineraries a closely guarded secret. This has been standard practice in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion.

Pope Returns to Vatican after Landmark Visit to Iraq

Pope Francis spread a message of peace between peoples and religions during a three-day trip to war-ravaged Iraq that saw him meet a powerful Shiite cleric and boost the hopes of a dwindling Christian community. Pope Francis, center, walks toward his plane with Iraqi President Barham Salih at Baghdad airport, Iraq, on Monday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (CN) Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Monday after a historic three-day trip to Iraq where he gave solace to that country’s suffering Christian communities, spoke out against extremist violence and built new bridges with the Muslim faith. Francis’ trip was the first made by a pope to Iraq, a land of immense importance to Christianity, and marked a symbolic moment of unity between the world’s two largest religions. Coming amid the coronavirus pandemic and continued violence, the trip also carried with it security and health risks. By drawing large crowds, the pope’s trip could serve to spread the coronavirus. The pop

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