UN chief confirms receiving letter of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani on burning of Holy Quran shafaqna.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from shafaqna.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
They want popular elections, and they want them now. In fact, yesterday would have been better. That is the word from the leaders of Iraq's Shiite Muslim population, who have taken to the streets in massive demonstrations to press their demands. After decades of violent oppression, who can blame Iraq's largest population group for wanting to flex its political muscles? With 60 percent of the country's population, they stand to win absolute victory.
Pope defends Iraq trip during coronavirus pandemic bostonglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bostonglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Regarding travel, there are very few papal firsts left. Ever since Pope St. Paul VI travelled to the Holy Land in 1964 the first foreign papal trip since the 19th century the pace of papal travel has accelerated to the point where it is now no longer remarkable. But Iraq is a first. Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday morning for a three-day visit. His determination to make the trip was personal; the general view in Rome was that he.