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Mar 6, 2021 · Pope Francis Meets Iraq’s Top Ayatollah as Both Urge Peace - The New York Times. The meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came as Francis sought to protect his persecuted...
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Mar 6, 2021 · By Vatican News staff reporter. At the start of his second day in Iraq, Pope Francis on Saturday morning flew to Najaf for a private meeting with the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Husayni Al-Sistani at his residence. Before meeting with the Grand Ayatollah, the Pope was met by his son Mohammed Rida.
Mar 5, 2021 · Pope Francis met Saturday with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam, in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf to deliver a joint message of peaceful...
Mar 6, 2021 · On the second day of a landmark trip to Iraq, Pope Francis traveled to the the city of Najaf to meet Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, before visiting what is believed to be the birthplace...
- Collaboration and Friendship Between Believers
- Freedom of Religion and Thought A Source of Harmony
- Fraternity and Mutual Acceptance
“Collaboration and friendship between believers of different religions are indispensable, in order to cultivate not only mutual esteem but above all that concord that contributes to the good of humanity, as the recent history of Iraq teaches us,” the Pope said. He expressed his belief that faith-based communities must be “a privileged place of comm...
We are both convinced – Pope Francis wrote to Ayatollah al-Sistani - that “respect for the dignity and rights of every person and every community, especially freedom of religion, thought and expression, is a source of personal and social serenity and harmony between peoples.” Thus he said, it is the duty of religious leaders, “to encourage those wi...
“It is essential that the human family rediscover a sense of fraternity and mutual acceptance, as a concrete response to today's challenges,” the Pope continued. To this end, he said quoting from the Document on Human Fraternity, “men and women of different confessions, walking together towards God are called to meet in the enormous space of common...
Mar 6, 2021 · Pope Francis, right, meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, on Saturday. Vatican Media, via Associated Press. There was no video of the meeting, and no cheering,...
Mar 6, 2021 · Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence. 1 of 24 |. Pope Francis meets with Iraq’s leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. The closed-door meeting was expected to touch on issues plaguing Iraq’s Christian minority.
