Muslim and Christian residents in the ruined Iraqi city of Mosul told Pope Francis of their lives under brutal Islamic State rule as the pontiff blessed their vow to rise from the ashes and told them that ‘fraternity is more durable than fratricide’ reut.rs/2OsmKvu 1/4 
Pope Francis flew into Mosul by helicopter to encourage the healing of sectarian wounds and to pray for the dead of any religion reut.rs/2OsmKvu 2/4
The 84-year-old pope saw the ruins of houses and churches in a square that was the old town's thriving center before the Islamic State occupied Mosul from 2014 to 2017 reut.rs/2OsmKvu 3/4
On his historic first trip to Iraq, the pope was visibly moved by the earthquake-like devastation around him. He prayed for all of Mosul's dead reut.rs/2OsmKvu 4/4
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