Pope Francis
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Pope to meet Grand Ayatollah Sistani on Iraq visit
Pope Francis is to meet top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in March, a senior Catholic cleric told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Thursday.
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Pope sends important message to the world about Yemeni children
“On this day, when the word of God became a child, let us turn our gaze to the many, all too many, children worldwide, especially in Syria, Iraq .and Yemen, who still pay the high price of war,” Pope said.
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Pope Francis: China's Muslim Uighurs are 'persecuted'
While the pope has spoken out before about the Rohingya who have fled Myanmar, and the killing of Yazidi by Daesh in Iraq, it was the first time Pope mentioned the Uighurs
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Video | News coverage of an Ayatollah's letter to the Pope
Various world media outlets have covered the news of Ayatollah Arafi's letter to Pope Francis. In the letter, which coincided with the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the world, Ayatollah Arafi expressed sympathy with the victims of the disease around the world and emphasized the duty of religious leaders during these trying times.
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Exclusive: Head of Islamic Seminaries of Iran writes letter to Pope Francis
According to logic of divine religions, natural disasters are warning phenomena for human testing, a foundation for human evolution and transcendence, a cause of insight into the origin and the resurrection, an opportunity to measure and manifest the human and social qualities, and a flourishing spirit of empathy and self-sacrifice.
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Pope Francis prays in an empty St Peter’s Square on Italy’s deadliest day
Pope Francis under a canopy erected on the steps of St Peter’s Basilica while leading a special service as rain soaked the usually crowded cobblestone square.