Pope has historic meeting with Iraq cleric

By Nicole Winfield and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Updated March 6 2021 - 8:29pm, first published 8:25pm
Pope Francis has had a historic meeting with Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Pope Francis has had a historic meeting with Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric have delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace Iraq's Christian minority during a historic meeting in the holy city of Najaf.

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