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For the second consecutive year the mass took place behind closed doors.
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Video caption: Thousands gather for Pope stadium mass despite Covid concerns Pope Francis holds a mass in a sports stadium in Irbil, Iraq with up to 10,000 people in attendance.
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Video caption: Pope Francis holds first mass in Iraq He was met by groups of people outside of Baghdad's Saint Joseph Cathedral.
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Video caption: Pope: 'We cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion' Pope Francis raised the plight of Iraq's Christian minority during a historic first-time visit to the country.
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Video caption: Pope Francis makes the first ever papal visit to Iraq It’s the first ever papal visit to the country, and the pontiff’s first international trip since the start of the pandemic.
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Video caption: Bashar Warda: Pope’s visit is a once in a lifetime moment Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Irbil, Bashar Warda, on what the visit means for Christians in Iraq.
Historic papal visit: "The Iraqi people await us.”
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Video caption: Pope Francis to begin first Iraq visit despite virus and security risks Pope Francis to begin first Iraq visit despite virus and security risks
Pope Francis expands women's roles in Catholic services
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Video caption: Pope Francis allows women to administer communion and serve at the altar Pope Francis has changed the Roman Catholic's church rules (the Code of Canon Law) to allow women to administer communion and serve at the altar.
