Pope Francis Travels To Iraq On A Historic Visit

ERBIL, IRAQ - MARCH 07: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL OR MERCHANDISING USAGE) In this photograph provided by Vatican Media, Pope Francis meets Abdullah Kurdi at the end of a mass at Erbil's Franso Hariri Stadium, on March 07, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Kurdi is the father of three-year-old Syrian boy of Kurdish ethnic background whose image made global headlines after he drowned on September 2, 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea along with his mother and brother. During the third day of his trip to Iraq, Pope Francis celebrated Sunday Mass with the Iraqi faithful in Erbil’s Franso Hariri Stadium as part of his visit to the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. (Photo by Vatican Pool/Vatican Media via Getty Images)