Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani Pope Francis has left the home of Iraq’s top Shiite cleric in southern Iraq on Saturday after the first meeting between the leaders of Roman Catholicism and Shiite Islam. The Shiite cleric, Ali Al-Sistani, met the Pope at his home in Najaf, the seat of the Iraqi Shiite … Continue reading Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani