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Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shia cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq's long-beleaguered Christian minority during a historic meeting in the holy city of Najaf. Pope Francis, right, meets with Shia Muslim leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani…

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A handout picture provided by Vatican News shows Pope Francis meeting top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in the Irqi shine city of Najaf, on March 6, 2021. Photo: AFP/HO/Vatican NewsMeeting between two elderly men lasted 50 minutes, with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani's office putting out a statement shortly…

/ Middle East Issued on: 06/03/2021 - 10:39 Pope Francis speaks at the House of Abraham in the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar province, on March 6, 2021. AFP - AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Pope Francis condemned violent religious extremism Saturday during an interfaith prayer service at the…

This handout picture released by Ayatollah Sistani's media office shows Iraq's most revered Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani (L) meeting with Pope Francis and his delegation, at his home in the holy city of Najaf, on March 6, 2021. Photo: AFP/Ayatollah Sistani's media office Meeting between two leaders lasted 50…

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March 6, 2021 | 2:20am | Updated March 6, 2021 | 2:21am Enlarge Image Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday and met with senior government officials on the first-ever papal visit to the country, aimed at promoting his call for greater fraternity among all peoples. AP NAJAF, Iraq — Pope…

Pope Francis begins a long-desired trip to Iraq Friday, the first to the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham by any head of the Catholic Church. It is the first trip by Pope Francis to a foreign country since the pandemic, and everyone on the papal plane has been vaccinated against…

Speaking at the presidential palace welcome ceremony, the pontiff urged people to overcome their differences and “leave to future generations a better, more just and more humane world."March 5, 2021 Read More

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