Iraq prepares for rare visit from Pope Francis
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Iraqi Christians walk past welcoming posters and flags of Iraq and the Vatican during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq, in Qaraqosh, Iraq ,Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iraqi Christians walk past welcoming posters and flags of Iraq and the Vatican during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq, in Qaraqosh, Iraq ,Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iraqi Christians walk past welcoming posters and flags of Iraq and the Vatican during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq, in Qaraqosh, Iraq ,Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Iraqi army soldier stands patrol outside the Immaculate Conception Church during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq in Qaraqos, Iraq, Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A worker places a large screen on a wall of the Immaculate Conception Church during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq in Qaraqos, Iraq, Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iraqis put up a poster announcing the upcoming visit of the Pope Francis and a meeting with a revered Shiite Muslim leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, right, in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iraqi Christians walk past welcoming posters and flags of Iraq and the Vatican during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq, in Qaraqosh, Iraq ,Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A billboard announces the upcoming visit of Pope Francis and his meeting with the revered Shiite Muslim leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A member of the Iraqi armed forces guards outside St. Joseph Chaldean Church during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Municipal workers clean the area around St. Joseph Chaldean Church during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday.