UPDATE 2-Pope Francis departs Rome for risky, historic Iraq tour

Pope Francis headed to Iraq on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012, and said he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because the country had suffered so much for so long.

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