ARBIL, Iraq - Pope Francis vowed Sunday to keep Iraq in his heart, as he concluded the largest mass and final public event of a historic trip meant to encourage the country's dwindling Christian community and deepen interfaith dialogue.
In concluding the mass, the Pope vowed to keep Iraq in his heart even when he returns to the Vatican on Monday. Iraq's Christian population has shrunk to fewer than 400,000, from around 1.5 million before the US-led invasion of 2003. It also embodies a cause close to the pope's heart: reaching out to Iraq's traumatized Christian community.
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