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Pope Francis visits Kurdistan region of Iraq

Pope Francis on Sunday visited the northern part of Iraq, including the autonomous Kurdish region. The pontiff is the first Catholic pope to make a trip to Iraqi Kurdistan. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the U.S., joins CBSN to discuss the significance of Pope Francis' trip to the region and more.
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