[2][3][4] Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani also met with Pope Francis in March 2015, discussing the humanitarian crisis in the Kurdish region and Barzani stressed his hope for a papal encouragement for the international society to support Kurdistan Region humanitarianly.

[6] Shortly after, Pope made an unspecified donation for Kurdistan Region to cope with the displaced Christian population.

[7] In the same month, the Pope's personal envoy was sent to Erbil, including Cardinal Fernando Filoni and a delegation from the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

[10] In March 2016, a Papal delegation led by Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín and met with President Barzani, expressing the Holy See's gratefulness for Kurdistan Region's treatment of displaced Christians.

[13] In February 2020, Pope Francis received Kurdish President Masrour Barzani at the Vatican for bilateral discussions.