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
FacebookTwitterEmail 33
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