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A security agent walks near posters of Pope Francis in Baghdad March 3, 2021. When the pope visits Iraq March 5-8, he will undertake a risky trip to a war-torn country that has seen recent rockets attacks and is surging with new COVID-19 cases. (CNS photo/Khalid al-Mousily, Reuters)

Pope Francis: An essential traveler ready to go

Catholic News Service|Mar 4, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis is pictured in a video screenshot delivering a message to the people of Iraq in advance of his March 5-8 visit. Pope Francis said he will visit as a pilgrim of peace and reconciliation, hoping to strengthen a sense of fraternity among all the nation's people of every ethnicity and religion. (CNS screenshot/Vatican Media)

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'Finally,' pope says he will be able to make pilgrimage to Iraq

Cindy Wooden|Mar 4, 2021|2 Min Read

Iraq Christians prepare posters welcoming Pope Francis to St. Joseph's Chaldean Church ahead of the Pope's visit, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Khalid Mohammed/AP via Crux)

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Vatican says papal trip to Iraq is ‘an act of love’

Inés San Martín|Mar 3, 2021|4 Min Read

A medical team member sprays disinfectant on a person believed to have the coronavirus as he is being brought to a hospital in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2021. (CNS photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, Reuters)

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COVID-19 cases rising in Iraq as pope set to visit

Catholic News Service|Mar 1, 2021|2 Min Read

Father Naim Shoshandy with Pope Francis in 2019. (Twitter/Father Shoshandy via Crux)

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Iraqi priest says Pope’s visit an act of ‘bravery’ and ‘madness’

Inés San Martín|Feb 24, 2021|6 Min Read

Cardinal Fernando Filoni. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)

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Former Vatican ambassador in Baghdad looks ahead to Pope Francis' trip to Iraq

Courtney Mares|Feb 23, 2021|4 Min Read

A member of the civil defense team disinfects inside Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Iraq is set to receive thousands of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in addition to the Chinese Sinovac vaccine this month. Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq March 5-8. (CNS photo/Thaier Al-Sudani, Reuters)

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Pandemic, security pose challenges, but pope, Iraqis, hopeful for visit

Dale Gavlak|Feb 22, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit six cities during his March 5-8 visit to Iraq. (CNS graphic/Todd Habiger, the Leaven)

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Honoring suffering, building bridges: Papal trip to Iraq has dual focus

Cindy Wooden|Feb 18, 2021|6 Min Read

A man is treated at a hospital in Irbil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2021, after he was injured during a rocket attack the previous evening on U.S.-led forces near Irbil International Airport. Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate Mass March 7 at Irbil's Franso Hariri Stadium during his four-day visit to the country. (CNS photo/Azad Lashkari, Reuters)

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Rocket attacks in Erbil represent latest challenge to Pope’s Iraq trip

Inés San Martín|Feb 16, 2021|5 Min Read

Workers disinfect the interior of a mosque to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease as students, wearing masks, continue to study in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2021. As part of COVID-19 precautions, the Iraqi government has ordered the closure of mosques and churches "until further notice." Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq March 5-8 and has events planned in churches each day. (CNS photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, Reuters)

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Iraq announces COVID-19 restrictions ahead of papal trip

Cindy Wooden|Feb 15, 2021|2 Min Read

Pope Francis is presented with an Aramaic prayer manuscript at the Vatican Feb. 10, 2021. (Vatican Media/Ufficio Stampa FOCSIV via CNA)

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Pope Francis presented with historic prayer manuscript saved from Islamic State

Courtney Mares|Feb 10, 2021|3 Min Read

Destruction by Islamic State militants is seen in Mosul, Iraq, in this Dec. 27, 2019, photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Dominican Father Olivier Poquillon)

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In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims

Dale Gavlak|Feb 8, 2021|4 Min Read

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