Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence
NICOLE WINFIELD and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press
March 6, 2021
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1of33Women wait outside the Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Joseph, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021, where Pope Francis, depicted on a giant poster at their back, is concelebrating a mass. Earlier today Francis met privately with the country s revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
2of33Pope Francis, right, meets with Iraq s leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. The closed-door meeting was expected to touch on issues plaguing Iraq s Christian minority. Al-Sistani is a deeply revered figure in Shiite-majority Iraq and and his opinions on religious matters are sought by Shiites worldwide.Vatican Media/APShow MoreShow Less
Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence
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NICOLE WINFIELD and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press
March 6, 2021
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1of33Women wait outside the Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Joseph, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021, where Pope Francis, depicted on a giant poster at their back, is concelebrating a mass. Earlier today Francis met privately with the country s revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
2of33Pope Francis, right, meets with Iraq s leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. The closed-door meeting was expected to touch on issues plaguing Iraq s Christian minority. Al-Sistani is a deeply revered figure in Shiite-majority Iraq and and his opinions on religious matters are sought by Shiites worldwide.Vatican Media/APShow MoreShow Less
Pope Francis delivers sermon in Baghdad church
March 6, 2021
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1of15Pope Francis delivers his speech during an interreligious meeting near the archaeological area of the Sumerian city-state of Ur, 20 kilometers south-west of Nasiriyah, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Ur is considered the traditional birthplace of Abraham, the prophet common to Muslims, Christians and Jews. Earlier today Francis met privately with the country s revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15Pope Francis, center arrives to concelebrate a mass in the Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Joseph, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Earlier today Francis met privately with the country s revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
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March 6, 2021
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1of10Pope Francis, center arrives to concelebrate a mass in the Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Joseph, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Earlier today Francis met privately with the country s revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
2of10Faithful wait outside the Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Joseph where Pope Francis is expected to concelebrate mass in, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Earlier today Francis met privately with the country s revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
3of10Pope Francis , right, arrives at an interreligious meeting near the archaeological area of the Sumerian city-state of Ur, 20 kilometers south-west of Nasiriyah, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Ur is considered the traditional birthplace of Abraham, the prophet common to Muslim