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Pope Francis calls for forgiveness in heart of former ISIS caliphate Yuliya Talmazan © Provided by NBC News Amid the ruins of the former ISIS stronghold of Mosul, Pope Francis prayed for people of all religions who suffered at the hands of the Islamic extremists on Sunday, the final day of his historic tour of Iraq. Surrounded by the grey hollowed-out shells of four churches, the pontiff was greeted by a jubilant crowd in the city which was once the heart of ISIS so-called caliphate, and witnessed the worst of the terror group s rule, including beheadings and mass killings. How cruel it is that this country, the cradle of civilization, should have been afflicted by so barbarous a blow, Francis told the jubilant crowd which turned out to greet him, many waving Iraqi flags.

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