Pope Francis holds a Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, on March 7, 2021. Reuters
Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Montini) with King Hussein during a papal visit to Jordan in January 1964. Getty Images
Pope Paul VI, centre, visits the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes in Taghba, lower Galilee, on January 5, 1964. AFP
Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) and Patriarch Athenagoras of Istanbul meet in Turkey in December 1979. Getty Images
On May 11, 1997, Pope John Paul II held a Mass on Beirut seafront during his visit to Lebanon. AFP
Pope John Paul II and Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church at an ecumenical service at Our Lady of Egypt Cathedral in Cairo on February 25, 2000. Pope John Paul made a three-day trip to Egypt that year. Reuters
PH/WS
Pope John Paul ll greets Muslims and Christians at the entrance to the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on May 6, 2001. The meeting with Muslim scholars meant John Paul became the first pope on record to set foot inside a mosque. Photo: Newsmakers
Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) is welcomed by Mustafa Cagrici, left, Mufti of Istanbul, and imam Emrullah Hatipoglu, right, as he arrives at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on November 30, 2006. Getty Images
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives in Harissa, near Beirut, for a meeting with youths during his visit to Lebanon on September 15, 2012. Reuters
The landmark visit of Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) to Abu Dhabi in February 2019 was broadcast around the world. Victor Besa / The National
Pope Francis holds a Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, on March 7, 2021. Reuters
Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Montini) with King Hussein during a papal visit to Jordan in January 1964. Getty Images
Pope Paul VI, centre, visits the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes in Taghba, lower Galilee, on January 5, 1964. AFP
Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) and Patriarch Athenagoras of Istanbul meet in Turkey in December 1979. Getty Images
On May 11, 1997, Pope John Paul II held a Mass on Beirut seafront during his visit to Lebanon. AFP
Pope John Paul II and Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church at an ecumenical service at Our Lady of Egypt Cathedral in Cairo on February 25, 2000. Pope John Paul made a three-day trip to Egypt that year. Reuters
PH/WS
Pope John Paul ll greets Muslims and Christians at the entrance to the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on May 6, 2001. The meeting with Muslim scholars meant John Paul became the first pope on record to set foot inside a mosque. Photo: Newsmakers
Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) is welcomed by Mustafa Cagrici, left, Mufti of Istanbul, and imam Emrullah Hatipoglu, right, as he arrives at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on November 30, 2006. Getty Images
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives in Harissa, near Beirut, for a meeting with youths during his visit to Lebanon on September 15, 2012. Reuters
The landmark visit of Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) to Abu Dhabi in February 2019 was broadcast around the world. Victor Besa / The National
Pope Francis holds a Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, on March 7, 2021. Reuters
