Home > Overseas MULTIMEDIA Pope Francis arrives in Iraq Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office via AFP Posted at Mar 05 2021 08:55 PM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Viber A handout picture released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Media Office on Twitter shows Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi welcoming Pope Francis at Baghdad Airport on Friday. Francis landed in war-battered Iraq on the first-ever papal visit, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world's oldest and most persecuted Christian communities. Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour Read More: Pope Francis Mustafa al-Kadhemi Pope Iraq papal visit multimedia multimedia photos