Pope Francis's first-ever papal visit to Iraq

Pope Francis is set to meet top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in March. They would sign the document on “human fraternity for world peace,” an inter-religious text condemning extremism that Pope Francis signed with the grand imam of Al Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayeb, in Abu Dhabi in 2019. Pope Francis is set to be in Iraq from March 5 to 8, with visits planned to the capital Baghdad, the northern city of Mosul and Ur, where Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) is said to have been born.