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Pope Francis, right, meets with Iraq's leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, on March 6, 2021.

Pope Francis and Top Iraq Shiite Cleric Hold Historic Meeting

The “very positive” meeting lasted a total of 40 minutes, said a religious ...

The “very positive” meeting lasted a total of 40 minutes, said a religious official in Najaf.

Pope Francis waves as he departs for his trip to Iraq from Leonardo Da Vinci airport on March 05, 2021 in Rome, Italy

Pope Francis Touches Down in Iraq on Visit to Energize the Country's Beleaguered Christians

Francis is breaking his year-long COVID-19 lockdown to refocus the world’s ...

Francis is breaking his year-long COVID-19 lockdown to refocus the world’s attention on a largely neglected people

Security forces take measures after two rockets landed inside the Erbil International Airport, which has a military base for US-led international coalition forces, the Counter-Terrorism Service in Erbil, Iraq on Feb. 15, 2021.

1 Killed, 8 Wounded in Rocket Attack on U.S. Base in Iraq

One civilian contractor with the coalition was killed and five others wound...

One civilian contractor with the coalition was killed and five others wounded. Authorities did not reveal the nationality of the dead contractor

Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters March in Iraq Amidst Growing Anti-U.S. Sentiment

Up to half-a-million Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad on Friday

Iraqi soldiers conduct a military operation against Daesh at the rural areas of Saladdin and Kirkuk, Iraq on December 29, 2019.

Why Iraqis Are Worried About an Islamic State Resurgence After Soleimani's Death

As the conflict between the U.S. and Iran simmers, there is a mounting fear...

As the conflict between the U.S. and Iran simmers, there is a mounting fear within Iraq that a conflict of another kind could take shape amid the upheaval: A terrorist comeback from the remnants from...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 7, 2020.

Trump Says Now 'Isn't the Right Point' for U.S. Troops to Pull Out of Iraq

There is heightened tension in the region following the killing of Gen. Sol...

There is heightened tension in the region following the killing of Gen. Soleimani

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi (C, down) attends an Iraqi parliament session in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 5, 2020.

Iraqis Push for U.S. Troop Withdrawal in Symbolic Vote

The move is largely symbolic