Rough Cuts Pope Francis meets Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric. Posted . Pope Francis began a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Saturday, …
Pope Francis on Iraq visit calls for end to violence and extremism
Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq. The pontiff is making. Covid and security fears have made this his riskiest visit yet, but the …
Pope Francis holds historic meeting with revered Shia cleric in Iraq’s Najaf
Pope Francis has held a historic meeting with revered Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf, according to al-Iraqiya state TV, on the second day of the pontiff …
Pope Francis holds historic meeting with religious groups, top Iraq Shiite cleric
Pope Francis gathered members of the prominent faiths in Iraq at Ur, the birthplace of the prophet Abraham, for an inter-religious convocation meant to promote unity among Iraqi’s diverse religious …
Shiite Powerhouse Al-Sistani Helped Shape Today’s Iraq
One highlight of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq is his meeting Saturday with a revered religious leader for Shiite Muslims, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Pope Francis meets with top Shiite cleric in Iraq
Sistani, one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam, in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf on Saturday to deliver a message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered …
Pope Francis makes historic visit to Iraq, preaches religious tolerance
NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reports on Pope Francis’s historic visit to Iraq in an effort to seek reconciliation in a country that has an extraordinary biblical history.
Vaccinated Pope Francis Makes History as First Pontiff to Visit Iraq Despite Security Issues
An Iraq joint operations spokesperson said that Pope Francis’ visit “provides a good perspective of Iraq because the whole world will be watching” …
UPDATE 7-Pope, starting risky trip, urges Iraq to end violence
Pope Francis began his most risky foreign trip on Friday, flying into Iraq amid the tightest security ever seen for a papal visit to appeal to the country’s leaders and people to end militant violence …
Pope Francis to meet powerful Shia cleric in Iraq
The Pope’s Iraq visit is his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic Pope Francis is to hold a symbolic meeting with one of the most powerful figures in Shia Islam on the …