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At meeting with Pope Francis, Sistani says nation s Christians should live, like all Iraqis, in peace and security 2021/03/06 11:10
Pope Francis (right) meets with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani in Najaf, March 6, 2021. (Photo: al-Sistani’s Office)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shia cleric, received Pope Francis on Saturday in the city of Najaf and spoke in positive terms of the country s decimated Christian community.
Francis arrived in Baghdad on Friday, where he met Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and President Barham Saleh. He is expected to travel to the Kurdistan Region s capital of Erbil on Sunday morning, as well as to Nineveh province to visit Mosul and four Christian-majority towns.
Archbishop of Erbil: Papal visit is a gift for all Iraqi people
Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of Erbil is calling for prayers for the papal visit and expresses his hopes for positive outcomes. He will welcome the Pope on Sunday when he arrives in the northern autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.
By Thaddeus Jones & Sr. Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp
Pope Francis will be visiting the Christian communities throughout Iraq, and especially the large ones in the north of the country. The Archdiocese of Erbil hosts the largest community of displaced Iraqi Christians. The communities have ancient roots going back almost two thousand years. They have suffered enormously during the years of war and occupation.