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He will meet with political and religious leaders, including the prominent Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. But the pope has come under some scrutiny for traveling during the pandemic. While he has been vaccinated, many in Iraq have not. The Vatican s ambassador to the country, Mitja Leskovar, tested positive for COVID-19 last month. Another concern is security. Militia groups in Iraq have fired rockets at areas that used to be safe. But Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of the Kurdistan region, told France 24 that Iraqis are ready. “We are taking all the precautionary measures to provide maximum security for his holiness’ visit to our region. ....
Pope Francis and Ayatollah al-Sistani, meeting in faith When Pope Francis sets foot in Iraq, he will be breaking historic ground while manoeuvring religious and political minefields. So will his foremost religious counterpart, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the Shia Muslim world’s foremost scholars and leaders. By James M. Dorsey The three-day visit contrasts starkly with past papal trips to the Middle East that included Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan, states that, unlike neighbouring Iran, are more accustomed to interfaith interactions because of their Sunni Muslim history and colonial experience or, in the case of Shia-majority Azerbaijan, a modern history of secular and communist rule. ....
Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis arrives at Baghdad International Airport on Friday for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 2:45 p.m. ET IRBIL, Iraq Pope Francis has touched down in Iraq for the first-ever papal visit to the predominantly Muslim country, beginning a four-day visit in Baghdad, where yellow and white Vatican flags and likenesses of the pontiff flutter above hastily weeded traffic circles. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi welcomed Francis at Baghdad International Airport. He was greeted with fanfare as he stepped onto the red carpet, and then by a choir as he entered the airport. ....
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