Pope Francis gives speech on first papal visit to Iraq – video

Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Muslim and Christian religious leaders to put aside animosities and work together for peace during an interfaith meeting on Saturday in the traditional birthplace of the Prophet Abraham, the patriarch of both faiths. 

The pope met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, 90, the spiritual leader of most of the world’s Shia Muslims, and travelled to the ruins of Ur in southern Iraq