An Iraqi Christian man takes a selfie against a banner welcoming Pope Francis, hung on the wall of the Saint Joseph Chaldean Catholic church, in the capital Baghdad. Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images
Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Mosul Najib Mikhael Moussa (C) and Father Raed Adel (C-L) and Niniveh Governor Najim al-Jabouri (C-R) escort the members of the Papal convoy during their visit to Iraq's northern city of Mosul, the regional capital of the northern province of Nineveh. Photo: ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images
Iraqi officials escort the Papal convoy during their visit to Iraq's northern city of Mosul, the regional capital of the northern province of Nineveh, on February 23, 2021, in preparation for Pope Francis' historic visit from March 5-8. Photo: ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images
Women pass by the Syriac catholic church as Amjad, an Iraqi artist from Baghdad paints a mural of Pope Francis. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa/Alamy Live News
An aerial view taken on February 22, 2021 shows the site where Abraham, the father of three religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – is thought to have been born in the ancient city of Ur that falls now in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar province. Photo: ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images
Amjad, an Iraqi artist from Baghdad, paints a mural of Pope Francis on the wall surrounding the Sayidat al-Nejat (Our Lady of Deliverance) Syriac Catholic Church. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa/Alamy Live News
Amjad, an Iraqi artist from Baghdad, paints a mural of Pope Francis on the wall surrounding the Sayidat al-Nejat (Our Lady of Deliverance) Syriac Catholic Church. Credit: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa/Alamy Live News