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10 years of Pope Francis: A look back at his PH visit

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Updated as of Mar 13 09:17 PM

To mark the 10th anniversary of his pontificate, here are the top 10 moments during Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines. Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan

Ciro Fusco, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 04 10:21 AM

President of South Sudan Salva Kiir walks next to Pope Francis upon the Pope's arrival at the Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, Friday. Read more »

Pope Francis set for visit to Greece

Chantal Valery, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 10:34 AM

Pope Francis on Saturday flies into Greece for the first visit by a pontiff in two decades. Read more »

Pope Francis visits Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region

Vincenzo Pinto, AFP
Updated as of Mar 08 11:13 AM

Pope Francis blesses people as he arrives in the popemobile vehicle at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, on Sunday, in the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. Read more »

Pope Francis visits Baghdad's Saint Joseph Cathedral

Sabah Arar, AFP
Posted at Mar 07 01:49 PM

Pope Francis arrives at Baghdad's Saint Joseph Cathedral on the second day of the first papal visit to Iraq on Saturday. Read more »

Pope, on Iraq visit, decries violence in God's name as 'greatest blasphemy'

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 07 12:59 AM

(UPDATE 2) - Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najav to hold a historic meeting with Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham on Saturday to condemn violence in the name of God as "the greatest blasphemy". Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 5, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:43 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office via AFP
Posted at Mar 05 08:55 PM

A picture released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Media Office on Twitter shows Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi welcoming Francis at Baghdad Airport on Friday.  Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour

Philip Pullella and John Davison, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 05 07:27 PM

Pope Francis headed to Iraq on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2013, and said he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because the country had suffered so much for so long. Read more »