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Pope Francis in Iraq: Pope visits Mosul, former HQ of Daesh

This is the last day of the papal visit to Iraq

Published: March 07, 2021 00:52 Compiled By Nilanjana Javed, Senior News Editor

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Pope Francis, center, arrives at the Irbil international airport, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2021. Pope Francis arrived in northern Iraq on Sunday, where he planned to pray in the ruins of churches damaged or destroyed by Islamic State extremists and celebrate an open-air Mass on the last day of the first-ever papal visit to the country. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) — Pope Francis, center, arrives at the Irbil international airport, Iraq, Sunday. Image Credit: AP

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Pope Francis (C), looks on at the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the northern city of Mosul on March 7, 2021. - Pope Francis, on his historic Iraq tour, visits today Christian communities that endured the brutality of the Islamic State group until the jihadists' — Pope Francis (C), looks on at the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the northern city of Mosul on March 7. Pope Francis, on his historic Iraq tour, visits today Christian communities that endured the brutality of the Islamic State group until the jihadists' "caliphate" was defeated three years ago Image Credit: AFP

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Pope Francis, listens to Mosul and Aqra Archbishop Najib Mikhael Moussa during a gathering to pray for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, in Mosul, Iraq, once the de-facto capital of IS, Sunday, March 7, 2021. — Image Credit: AP

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Pope Francis releases a white dove during a prayer for war victims at 'Hosh al-Bieaa', Church Square, in Mosul's Old City, Iraq, March 7, 2021. — Pope Francis releases a white dove during a prayer for war victims at 'Hosh al-Bieaa', Church Square, in Mosul's Old City, Iraq, March 7. Image Credit: Reuters

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Pope Francis attends a prayer for war victims at 'Hosh al-Bieaa', Church Square, in Mosul's Old City, Iraq, — Pope Francis attends a prayer for war victims at 'Hosh al-Bieaa', Church Square, in Mosul's Old City. Image Credit: Reuters

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Pope Francis rides in a golf cart at the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the old city of Iraq's northern Mosul on March 7, 2021. — Pope Francis rides in a golf cart at the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the old city of Iraq's northern Mosul on March 7.. Image Credit: AFP

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A handout picture released by the Vatican media office, shows Pope Francis, releasing a white dove at a square near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the old city of Iraq's northern Mosul. Image Credit: AFP

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Pope Francis holds a minute of silence at the destroyed cathedral in Mosul's old city, Iraq. — Pope Francis holds a minute of silence at the destroyed cathedral. Image Credit: REUTERS

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