Pope Francis ends Iraq tour

Updated March 8 2021 - 6:34pm, first published 6:31pm
Pope Francis has prayed for victims of Islamic State in the terror group's former Iraq stronghold.
Pope Francis has prayed for victims of Islamic State in the terror group's former Iraq stronghold.

Pope Francis has ended his historic tour of Iraq, departing by plane from Baghdad after visiting conflict-torn cities, meeting Muslim and Christian leaders and preaching peace and coexistence over war.

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