Pope Francis

Najaf historic meeting in media: A strong sign for interfaith dialogue and coexistence by Leila Yazdani: Pope Francis met with Iraq’s top Shia Scholar the Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Saturday in the southern city of Najaf…

Mahmoud Abbas’s letter of appreciation to Grand Ayatollah Sistani In a letter to the Grand Ayatollah Sistani, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chairman of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization praised his…

Statement by Holy See Press Office regarding the visit of Pope Francis to Grand Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf This morning, in Najaf, the Holy Father met Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al- Sistani. During the courtesy visit, which…

Statement of Ayatollah Sistani’s office about meeting with Pope Francis: Great religious and spiritual leaders must play a role in preventing catastrophes The office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf Ashraf today (Saturday) issued a…

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…

Pope Francis: Weapons should be silenced & God’s name should not be used to justify killing and terrorism The world’s Catholic Leader, Pope Francis, has addressed a delegation of Iraqi diplomats who met in Baghdad to greet him. Pope…

The Leader of the world’s Catholic Christians has stressed that despite a recent rocket attack on an international coalition base in western Iraq, his visit to the country will take place on time