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.2/10
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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.3/10
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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.4/10
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An Iraqi army soldier stands patrol outside the Immaculate Conception Church during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq in Qaraqos, Iraq, Thursday.5/10
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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.6/10
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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.7/10
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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.8/10
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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.9/10
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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.10/10
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Municipal workers clean the area around St. Joseph Chaldean Church during preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday.
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