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Pope Francis holds historic, symbolic meeting with top Iraq Shiite cleric By Nicole Winfield and Qassim Abdul-zahra Published  Pope Francis arrives in Iraq Pope Francis landed in Baghdad on March 5 for a historic visit to rally the country s dwindling Christian population. (Credit: Vatican News via Storyful) PLAINS OF UR, Iraq (AP) - Pope Francis and Iraq s top Shiite 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. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said religious authorities have a role in protecting Iraq’s Christians, and that Christians should live in peace and enjoy the same rights as other Iraqis. The Vatican said Francis thanked al-Sistani for having raised his voice in defense of the weakest and most persecuted during some of the most violent times in Iraq’s recent history.

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