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Pope Francis is welcomed by Iraqi President Barham Saleh at presidential palace

AFP, 05 Mar 2021
Pope Francis is welcomed by Iraqi President Barham Saleh at the presidential palace in Baghdad on the first papal visit to Iraq. Pope Francis began his historic trip to war-scarred Iraq, defying security concerns and the coronavirus pandemic to comfort one of the world's oldest and most persecuted Christian communities.

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