Thousands gather for Pope stadium mass despite Covid concerns

Crowds ran alongside the Popemobile trying to get a glimpse of Pope Francis as he entered the Franso Hariri stadium in Irbil.

The Pope has been on a three day tour of Iraq, the first papal visit to the country, to highlight the plight of Iraqi Christians.

Earlier on Sunday he prayed at a bombed out church in Mosul, a former stronghold of the Islamic State group.

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