Pope holds historic meeting with Khamenei’s Shi’ite rival, Ayatollah Sistani
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by WorldTribune Staff, March 8, 2021 Pope Francis on Saturday met with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric to plead for peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians of Iraq. During a four-day visit to Iraq, Francis traveled to the Shia holy city of Najaf to meet with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. It was the first ever such […]