we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling on the papal plane. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, the pope called for an end to extremism. translation: only if we learn to look bey
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. the trip is taking place amid tight security, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, t
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling on the papal plane. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, the pope called for
hello and welcome. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling on the papal plane. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, the pope called for an end to extremism. translation: only if w
islam of a big smear campaign is underway against the first muslim american nominee to the federal appeals court, the nomination in peril thanks to republicans and democrats. let s do it. in the race for campaign cash, donald trump is the one thing he hates, a loser. the disgraced ex-president is set to hold a big-ticket fundraiser next weekend at his mar-a-lago resort/residence. the event hosted by hedge fund billionaire comes on the heels of a massive haul from trump s 2020 for rival, president joe biden. the president raked in a record $26 million at his new york city fundraiser last week, which featured a star-studded lineup of celebrities, not to mention presidents bill clinton and barack obama. trump is pledging to break that record for the meager cost of $250,000 per person. you can attend the event saturday in mar-a-lago, if you have an $800,000 lying around you would earn the coveted title of chairman contributor. in exchange, guests walk away with a personalized cop