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Apr 8, 2024 · Pope Francis will also meet with leading Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during his trip. The meeting is significant, Maenza explained, and hoped that the pope could successfully push for Shiite militias on the Nineveh plain to stand off so that local Christians can safely return to their homes and live peacefully.
20 hours ago · More recently, when Pope Francis visited Iraq in March 2021, in his meeting with Sistani, the Grand Ayatollah raised his concerns about "the Palestinian people in the occupied territories." The seminaries of Najaf and Qom reflect the complexity of the ties between Iraq and Iran.
Apr 6, 2024 · Pope Francis is greeted by people on the podium at the square near the ruins of the al-Tahira-l-Kubra church, in Mosul on March 7, 2021. (AFP) ROME: The visit that Pope Francis paid to Iraq “will leave a great impact on … our country,” said Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. Sako accompanied the pope ...
Christian and Muslim leaders: Pope Francis' Iraq trip still bearing good fruit, but more dialogue needed. Sep 28, 2021. By Jonah McKeown. Pope Francis’ March visit with Grand Ayatollah Ali Al ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Abolqasem al-Khoei (born November 19, 1899, Khoy, Iran—died August 8, 1992, Al-Kūfah, Iraq) was an Iranian-born cleric who, as a grand ayatollah based in the holy city of Al-Najaf, Iraq, was the spiritual leader of millions of Shīʿite Muslims. Khoei studied Persian poetry and religion as a child.
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2 days ago · In 2021 the Pope traveled to Iraq, a country with multiple religions and a history of civil war. In an attempt to serve as a bridge-builder, Francis met with Ali al-Sistani, "the spiritual leader of millions of Shiite Muslims," as NBC reported. It was said to be the first such meeting between a pope and an Iraqi grand ayatollah.
4 days ago · News that Pope Francis plans to make a historic visit to Iraq in March has filled Christians in the country with “immense excitement and pride,” Archbishop Bashar Warda of the northern Iraqi Diocese of Erbil has said.
