00:59Pope Francis arrived in the Iraqi city of Najaf, one of the holy cities of Shi'a Islam, on Saturday morning, during the second day of his historic four-day visit to Iraq.
The Papal motorcade can be seen arriving in the city, and the Pope's car park in front of the home of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Husayni Al-Sistani, regarded as the spiritual leader of Iraq's Shi'a muslims, with whom the pontiff was set to have a meeting.
The Pope's historic visit to Iraq comes as part of an initiative to preserve Iraq's ancient Christian communities and support the return of those Christians driven out by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
Iraq: Pope Francis arrives in Najaf on second day of Iraq tour
Pope Francis arrived in the Iraqi city of Najaf, one of the holy cities of Shi'a Islam, on Saturday morning, during the second day of his historic four-day visit to Iraq.
The Papal motorcade can be seen arriving in the city, and the Pope's car park in front of the home of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Husayni Al-Sistani, regarded as the spiritual leader of Iraq's Shi'a muslims, with whom the pontiff was set to have a meeting.
The Pope's historic visit to Iraq comes as part of an initiative to preserve Iraq's ancient Christian communities and support the return of those Christians driven out by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
Pope Francis arrived in the Iraqi city of Najaf, one of the holy cities of Shi'a Islam, on Saturday morning, during the second day of his historic four-day visit to Iraq.
The Papal motorcade can be seen arriving in the city, and the Pope's car park in front of the home of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Husayni Al-Sistani, regarded as the spiritual leader of Iraq's Shi'a muslims, with whom the pontiff was set to have a meeting.
The Pope's historic visit to Iraq comes as part of an initiative to preserve Iraq's ancient Christian communities and support the return of those Christians driven out by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).