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Praying for positive results go RV A Historic Visit Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit Iraq today, an effort meant to show support for Iraq's shrinking Christian population and promote religious dialogue. The four-day trip spans six cities, crisscrossing the country despite a recent rise in violence that includes suicide bombings, militia violence, and rising regional tensions. The trip begins with a stop at Baghdad's Our Lady of Salvation Church, the site of a 2010 attack by al Qaeda-linked militants that left 50 people dead. The pope will then head south to Najaf for a carefully scripted meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the 93-year-old leader of Iraq's Shia Muslims. A marquee feature of the trip occurs Sunday, with Francis traveling north to Mosul and Erbil, a region gripped by ISIS rule from 2014 to 2017. The visit will be capped by a mass in an Erbil soccer stadium.

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