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Vatican: Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting

by Frances D’Emilio
| December 7, 2020 5:33 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said Monday, in announcing what would be the pontiff's first trip abroad in more than a year.

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