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The pontiff will mark the first visit from a head of the Catholic Church to Iraq, after he was previously set to visit in 2020. The trip was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Pope John Paul II, who was set to visit in 2000, had his trip cancelled due to security risks.