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ayatollah. where the historic day began in this holy city of niger we are right across the line of. a significant really important to this year population worldwide to muslims revere the decide and hold in high esteem the grand ayatollah ali sistani the grand ayatollah for iraq who has played a pivotal role in edicts ranging from elections to recent protests and it's very important a figure in iraq and the pope making sure that he starts his 2nd day. out to the most important religious cleric here in this country and discussing with him diffs a port for christians as well as harmony and peace worldwide you have to realize that there is not just conflicts within iraq but it goes beyond the beyond the boundaries of iraq and within the wider middle east in syria and in the palestinian territories and other parts of the world as well and that is something that both leaders sat down and discussed and the pope discussed also how christians are need to be supported by the population here in iraq and that was something that was a short to him by the grand ayatollahs or that the pope visited

pope francis delivers a message of unity on the 2nd day of his historic visit to iraq and he met with the country's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani and hosted an interface meeting where you condemned religious extremism the pontiff hopes to encourage iraq's muslim and christian communities to work together for peace also coming up. on large scenes another day of anger and on unrest as type 2 protesters clashed once more with police and yang gone as outrage builds over the killing of a teenage demonstrator. uncle fairly welcome to the program it's day 2 of pope francis' historic visit to iraq he's aiming to rally the country's minority christian community whose numbers have dropped drastically after years of war and persecution the pontiff began the day in the holy city of najaf where he had a private meeting with one of iraq's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani. a meeting that was months in the making every detail carefully planned after a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly telling the pope he also believes christians should be able to live in peace i

berlin pope francis delivers a message of unity on the 2nd day of his historic visit to iraq to meet the country's top she experienced grand ayatollah ali sistani at his home before moving on to host an interfaith meeting the pontiff hopes to encourage iraq's muslim and christian communities to work together for the peace also coming up more on rest in myanmar as security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters this week saw the deadliest day since the military career began and the u.n. is urging action against the violence. past all it seems newquay and e.u. trying tensions threaten to undermine the brics a deal and there are fears it could disrupt the delicate balance of pace on the island of ireland. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program it's day 2 of pope francis as historic visit to iraq his aiming to rally the country's minority christian community whose numbers have dropped significantly after years of war and persecution the pope began the day in the holy city of najaf way he had a private meeting with one of iraq's most powerful figures in shia islam the grand ayatollah ali sistani. a meeting that was mo

and we heard from the former secretary of state, mike pompeo, in the last couple of days saying the ayatollah recognizes only strength? is the u.s. demonstrating weakness in terms of that relationship? jake sullivan: so, first of all, if you look at the pattern of attacks that took place over the course of 2019 and 2020 against american personnel and facilities, how frequently they occurred, what kind of damage they did, i'm not sure that the former secretary is in a position to be trying to give us advice on the question of how to respond. secondly, the united states reserves the right to protect its personnel and its facilities. we will do so at a time and place of our choosing and we will take whatever steps are necessary to deter further attacks and to impose costs on those who attack us. but i'm not going to telegraph our punches on any particular operation that we may take in the days or weeks ahead. yeah. reporter: thank you, jake. john, associated press. on a broader picture, as a candidate, now president biden called saudi arabia a pariah. he vowed a new approach in china. he vowed t

holding a mass for up to 10000 people in a stadium there it's been a very busy day for him yesterday he met with shiite leader ayatollah ali sistani and today he is now addressing a christian community so a big big message of what we've been hearing from the pope is really around religious unity as well as also holding iraq to account as it tries to rebuild in the aftermath of so many years of war is the. my. my apologies we are still having technical problems there as pope francis addresses people in the church of the immaculate conception in the city of current we are working on those technical difficulties and will try to bring you that order as soon as possible well earlier pope francis was in mosul today here that was once home to a vibrant christian community as well before that city was destroyed by isis fighters efforts are now underway to rebuild it here's the mona fulton's report. stone by stone morsels christian heritage is being restored but will it be enough to make the city's christians come back this complex of 4 churches was partly destroyed during the war rift i saw 4 years ago now unesco workers are c

2024 and pope francis has met one of shia islam's most influential figures the grand ayatollah ali al sistani on day 2 of his historic visit to iraq and then discussed the plight of iraq's christians and called on everyone to embrace peace listening post is coming up next. ethiopian forces have been out for regional cut. off terrorist. government imposed blackout as it made it pretty impossible to get accurate information about what our. journey of this fear the conflict they just gone along richard gere's word you're at the listening post where we dig into the coverage and look at how news is reported here are the media stories we're examining this week after being a walked out of one of the biggest news stories on the planet reporters are playing catch up on the conflict in the ethiopian region of tikrit almost 2 and a half years after the murder of saudi journalist jamal for shug press freedom advocates. try to do what the biden administration has chosen not to bring the crown prince to justice in a world plagued with information overload old school newsletters delivered via email maybe the antid

pope francis delivers a message of unity on the 2nd day of his the story visit to iraq he meant with the country's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani and hosted an interfaith meeting where he condemned religious extremism the pontiff hopes to encourage iraq's christian and muslim communities to work together for peace also coming up another day of anger and unrest and young long and tycoon protesters clashed once more with police and yang gong as outrage builds over the killing of a teenage demonstrator. comical fairly he's welcome to the program it's day 2 of pope francis' historic visit to iraq he's aiming to rally the country's minority christian community whose numbers have drastically dropped after years of war and persecution the pontiff began the day in the holy city of new jobs where he had a private meeting with one of iraq's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani. a meeting that business months in the making every detail carefully. planned after a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly telling the pope he also believes christians should be able to liv

communities who suffered on the ice or in northern iraq on the final day of an historic visit to the region on saturday the senior shiite cleric ayatollah ali al sistani. senegal's opposition party and civil society groups are calling for 3 days of nationwide protests starting on monday they say the arrest and charges against opposition leader. are politically motivated are also denouncing violence by the security forces the reports from dhaka. in decors affluent neighborhood this is what is left of a french supermarket following another night of riots and lost for words i have tears in my eyes laments this cashier as she watches people including young children take away what they can a bag of past there for her and door and unemployed carpenter who in the looting saw an opportunity to find a meal for his family tonight but it's not just about shooting for. the youth are suffering we are jobless countless people have lost their jobs we need a little something to get by and feed our families. protesters set the supermarket on fire following days of nationwide demonstrations it all started after the detention of opposition leader last wed

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the last hour he met with iraq's top shia muslim cleric on the 2nd day of his historic visit to the country the meeting with grand ayatollah sistani was held in the city of najaf the heads of the roman catholic church as the 1st pope to travel to iraq wife now to a summer binge of 80 joins us from. a summer just talk us through the significance of this me. well this was history in the making the 1st time the leader of the roman catholic church has met the highest religious authority. in iraq this is a meeting which was anticipated for decades and now finally it is up and the pope made the defining. trip to words his house on 4 of those leaders in prayer how could they. be shy and give the message that they will do all that they can for the for their followers and try and promote the message of peace and harmony and this is something that we heard from the joint statement as well that visit him b.c. harmony the rights of people to live in dignity and freedom is what was emphasized in that meeting old sites that said that there is no political agenda to this meeting and the pope was trying to look for support from society fo

day of his trip to the country. he's the first pope to hold talks with grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, a highly influential figure inpope francis has now arrived in the ancient city of ur where the prophet abraham — central to islam, christianity and judaism — is believed to have been born. our correspondent mark lowen reports. if the first day of pope francis�* visit to iraq was about the politics and about meeting the country's dwindling christian community, today was about the outreach towards other faiths, most notably a meeting this morning with the country's top shia cleric, grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, bringing together the leader of the world's catholics with perhaps the most powerful and influential figure in shia islam. it's thought that they discussed interfaith dialogue and the violence that iraqi christians have long suffered. then the pope came on here to ur, the ancient birthplace of the prophet abraham, in which he met again with members of other religions and he spoke of how hostility and extremism and violence were, in his words, "the betrayal of religion". he spoke in favour of peace, unity and

a shia islam's most influential figure pope francis visited the grand ayatollah ali al sistani in the city of najaf on the 2nd day of his historic visit to iraq. and security forces have used tear gas and violence to break up another day of anti coup protests in ian maher despite the crackdown in large crowds of timed out in defiance across several cities more than 50 people have now been killed since the military seized power last month. now people in ivory coast have been voting for their next parliament the election comes 3 months after our somewhat tara won a presidential poll that was boycotted by the opposition this is the 1st election in 10 years where the ivorian popular front headed by the former president long has taken part dozens of his supporters were killed after he protested against what tara's reelection in october i'm interest is in abidjan the largest city in ivory coast and says that in some polling stent sent his votes have already been counted . election officials here are saying that voting has won has gone very well across much of the country and basically except for a few places where clas

yesterday with one of the world's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani the pair came together on the 2nd day of the pope's historic visit and issued an appeal for religious tolerance. a meeting months in the making every detail had been carefully planned after a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly told the pope that he also believes christians in iraq should be able to live in peace and enjoy the same rights as other iraqis it was a powerful statement from sustain he rarely makes his opinions known when he does shiites in iraq and around the world take note. later. in the ancient city of poor known as the birthplace of abraham the biblical patriarch to feared by christians muslims and jews it was a fitting place for an interfaith meeting at which francis underscored his message . peace does not demand winners or losers but rather the brothers and sisters who for all the misunderstandings and heart of the past are journeying from conflict to unity. after they were joyous scenes as the pontiff arrived to celebrate mass in baghdad. the. to miramar now wher

a michael oka welcome on day 2 of his visit to the iraq pope francis has held talks with the country's influential shiite muslim cleric the grand ayatollah ali sistani the historic meeting took place home in the holy city of. inside for the talks which lasted around 40 minutes but a few white doves were released as the pope underscoring his message of peaceful coexistence between muslims and christians in iraq the christian community there has to win gold after years of war and persecution the christians who remain. the hope of a show of solidarity from sistan e could help secure their place in iraq. for more on this i'm joined by d.w. religious affairs correspondent martin jacques martin what's the pope's schedule for the rest of the day he will be moving around the area and he's being flown. he's being flown to or where he will be meeting there will be an interesting service. sort of the biggest sort of the biggest event in the next for day 6 picked it to be the mass. in the north which is meant to be supposed to attract a few 1000 people the pope of course had a meeting with the grand ayatollah ali al sistani why is the meeting signif

shia muslin cleric, grand ayatollah ali al—sistani was an unprecedented moment. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling with the pope and has this update. after the first dayling and persecuted christian minority, today was about outreach and dialogue with other faiths, chief among them the meeting this morning with grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, an extremely symbolic moment, the leader of the catholic church face to face with the leader of iraqi shia islam and one of the most influential figures in this country. this was a meeting years, decades in the making. previous popes had wanted to meet the 90—year—old cleric. they failed to do so, failed to come to iraq, pope francis has come here on the first ever papal trip to iraq and had that meeting in najaf. little was released about details but it's thought that they discussed dialogue between faiths, and the pope thanked the shia leader for standing up for some persecuted christians. then the pope went to ur, the birthplace of the prophet abraham in the bible, and in the windswept plains he sat among other religious leaders and spoke of the need for peace and how extremism was blighting religion. this was

the open sided poem avail replaced by and on that car 4 day tour includes and meeting with the grand ayatollah and he will let worship with christians who have suffered under the rule of i still made a direct appeal to the small christian community are asking them to stay and help rebuild the country. the politicians need to promote the spirit of fraternal solidarity there is corruption abuse of power that's not the way at the same time you need to think of justice transparency to strengthen certain values that's how credibility can grow so everyone especially the young people can have hope for the future. that this is a historic chance to have this visit be a cornerstone in building peace increasing cooperation increasing the tolerance and understanding among all sides of society so mona felt it was at the cathedral in baghdad and says the pontiff recognize the difficulties for christians in the country. he was here at our lady of salvation church to speak to pastors to priests to catechise to speak to them about the really the status of christianity and to encourage them to really preserve t

meeting with one of the world's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani and the pair came together on the 2nd day of the pope's historic visit to iraq and issued an appeal for religious tolerance. a meeting months in the making every detail had been carefully planned after a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly told the pope that he also believes christians in iraq should be able to live in peace and enjoy the same rate as other iraqis it was a powerful statement from sustain he rarely makes his opinions known when he does shiite in iraq under and the world take note. later we pulled arrived in the ancient city of who are known as the birthplace of abraham the biblical patriarch revered by christians muslims and jews it was a fitting place for an interfaith meeting at which francis underscored his message . peace does not demand winners or losers but rather brothers and sisters who for all the misunderstandings and heart of the past are journeying from conflict to unity. after that there were joyous scenes as the pontiff arrived to celebrate mass in baghdad.

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lead pope francis delivers a message of unity on the 2nd day of the story visit to iraq he met with the country's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani and hosted an interfaith meeting where he condemned religious extremism the pontiff hopes turn courage iraq's muslim and christian communities to work together for peace also coming up in large cities and another day of anger and on the arrest and tycoon protesters clashed once more with police and yang gone and reach builds over the killing of a teenage demonstrator plus. the skids because we don't 2 deal with a. good cook with these tunnels on the run the hunt continues in south africa for some crocodiles that have the good from the breeding farm. and we welcome to the program it's day 2 of pope francis historic visit to iraq he's aiming to rally the country's minority christian community whose numbers have dropped drastically after years of war and persecution the pontiff began the day in the holy city of new jobs where he had a private meeting with one of iraq's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani. a meeting that was months in the making ever

to meet iraq's top shia muslim cleric in the coming hours on the 2nd day of his story visit to iraq the meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani is being held in the city of. the head of the roman catholic church is the 1st pope to ever travel to iraq u.s. president joe biden's backs a compromise reached by senate democrats and republicans over a key part of his coronavirus relief bill the agreement on extending federal job benefits overcomes at least one of several obstacles the $1.00 trillion dollar package has faced thousands of elderly brazilians in rio de janeiro have been turned away after lining up for hours for their 1st dose of the coronavirus vaccine only a fraction of the doses needed to to cover that designated age group were available while the lines of people and vehicles stretched for several kilometers. those are the headlines next on al-jazeera the fans who make football. millions but where's the money to. billions to women and ethnic minorities are missing out. to avoid. counting the costs on al-jazeera. early 1940 s. a man named paige eagle such a loan at a table in a cafe in casablanca morocco.

religions earlier the pope met iraq's top shia muslim cleric on the 2nd day of that historic visit the meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani was held in the city of najaf he's the 1st catholic pope to travel to the country that has pledged to deepen his dialogue with other religions such as he was a solid been job it is following the pontiff visits from much of. well the historic day began in this holy city off now we are right across the strain of. n.i. jeff a significant and important to the shia population worldwide to muslims revere these the site and hold in high esteem the grand ayatollah ali and sustaining the grand ayatollah for iraq who has played a pivotal role in edicts ranging from elections to recent protests and is very important a figure in iraq and the pope making sure that he starts his 2nd day. out to the most important religious cleric here in this country and discussing with him diff support for christians as well as harmony and peace worldwide you have to realize that there is not just conflicts within iraq but it goes beyond the beyond the boundaries of it often in the wider middle east in

day of his trip to the country. pope francis is the first pope to hold talks with grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, a highly influentialfiguree francis has now arrived in the ancient city of ur where the prophet abraham, central to islam, christianity and judaism, is believed to have been born. that meeting with shia muslin cleric, grand ayatollah ali al—sistani was an unprecedented moment. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling with the pope and has this update. after the first day of this trip was focused on the politics, and on meeting iraq's dwindling and persecuted christian minority, today was about outreach and dialogue with other faiths, chief among them the meeting this morning with the country's top shia cleric, grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, an extremely symbolic moment, the leader of the catholic church face to face with the leader of iraqi shia islam and one of the most influential figures in this country. this was a meeting years, decades in the making. previous popes had wanted to meet the 90—year—old cleric. they failed to do so, failed to come to iraq, but francis has come here on the first ever pa

church has met one of shia islam's most influential figures pope francis sat with grand ayatollah ali al sistani on day 2 of the pontiff historic visit to iraq both leaders promise to work towards peace and reconciliation lebanon's caretaker prime minister has on the up is threatening to suspend his duties on this the new government is formed to address a worsening economic crisis have been demonstrations for a 5th day in the capital beirut after the currency weakens to record levels. senegal's opposition parties are calling for a new protest against the government demonstrations intensified in the wednesday after the arrest of opposition leader in a rape charge which he says is politically motivated at least 4 people have been killed 3rd counting is underway in ivory coast parliamentary elections some small clashes were reported but it was far come up in the lead up to october's presidential election in which dozens of people were killed. powerglide president has asked his entire cabinet to resign over the government's handling of the pandemic that follows anti-government protests on friday and inspir

who suffered in the iceland northern iraq on the final day of an historic trip to the region on saturday he met the senior shiite cleric ayatollah ali al sistani lebanon's caretaker prime minister threatening to suspend his duties unless a new government is formed to address an economic crisis at the demonstrations for a 5th day in the capital as a currency slides to record lows senegal's opposition parties are calling for new protests against the government demonstrations intensified on the wednesday after the arrest of opposition leader go on a rape charge at least 4 people have been killed. president has asked his entire cabinet to resign over the government's handling of the pandemic it follows anti-government protests on friday police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as demonstrators surrounded the congress building in a sun sea on. so those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the listening post state your vessel watching by foot. after days of rare freezing temperatures blanket in the 2nd largest state in the u.s. power stations are all back on line that after unusually high demand led to rolling

day historic pilgrimage to iraq,. the pope met with the grand ayatollah calling for interfaith unity. cbs' chris livesay is traveling with the pope in iraq. >> reporter: it was a meeting months in the making. pope francis sitting with iraq's senior shiite cleric, grand ayatollah ali al-sistani, a man who rarely meets with world leaders, this time inviting the pontiff into his home, saying religious authorities have a role in protecting christians. francis then traveled to the ancient city of ur, revered as the birth, place of abraham.aha. hostility, extremism, and violence are not born of a religious heart, he says. they're betrayals of religion. such religious betrayals have left a blood trail around the world. perhaps nowhere more so than here, in the middle east some go back centuries, but they've hardly healed. yesterday, francis prayed inside a baghdad church where jihadists massacred dozens in 2010. today, he celebrated his first mass here at the baghdad cathedral, offering words of comfort for iraqi catholics. "for you who are afflicted, the lord promises you that your name is

to meet iraq's top shia muslim cleric in the coming hours on the 2nd day of his start visit to iraq the meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani is being held in the city of not just the head of the roman catholic church is the 1st pope to travel to iraq and has pledged to deepen his dialogue with other religions later the pope is expected to hold an interfaith meeting in the ancient city of moore it's a place of historic importance for christians and muslims and it's similar to 14 reports the visit has raised hopes the long ago acted area could be developed. the ancient capital of mesopotamia it was 1st settled 5000 years before christ and became the seat of samarian kings but this was not just the cradle of one of the earliest civilizations in the world according to the biblical book of genesis or is also believed to have been the birthplace of abraham the father of the 3 monotheistic faiths judaize and christianity and islam that is why pope francis will pay a much anticipated visit here. this visit is important in many respects tourism and will become a pilgrimage site for christians of course that will serve o

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francis is due to meet iraq's top shia muslim cleric in the coming hours day 2 of his historic visit to iraq a meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani is being held in the city of najaf head of the roman catholic church is the 1st pope to travel to iraq u.s. president joe biden's back to compromise reached by senate democrats and republicans over a key part of his coronavirus relief bill the agreement is on extending federal jobless benefits and it overcomes one of several obstacles the $1.00 trillion dollars package has faced and as you were just saying nasa is perseverance rove has gone for its 1st drive on mars took 30 minutes for the vehicle to go 6 and a half meters the vehicle also unfurled its arms for the 1st time to make sure it's instruments and cameras are working you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera talk to al-jazeera is coming up next. teaching you just the way english streaming on a general. class thousands of our programs will meet with documentaries and didn't. subscribe to eugene. al-jazeera english. what is wrong with. sri lanka's civil war lasted nearly 3 decades although it's under the a

pope francis has met with iraq's top shia muslim cleric on the 2nd day of his historic visit to the country the meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani was held in the city of the shaft the heads of the roman catholic church as the 1st pope to travel to iraq and has pledged to deepen his dialogue with other religions let's get more now from a summer binge of aids who's live for us in some of that meeting is just wrapped is there any indication of what the 2 religious leaders discussed and just why is this meeting significant. well it is history in the making as you said hala you mentioned that the meeting is just between the most revered leader of iraq and the leader of the roman catholic church and at any moment we're expecting that the convoy is going to pass from his home to words the airport where the pope will be going from the jeff to the city of war it is a hugely significant because it is happening for the 1st time we also know that the leader of. the grand ayatollah ali al sistani has been significant in the pivotal moments of iraq's history whether it was the 2005 elections the 2014 religious edict to get fighte

is due to meet iraq's top shia muslim cleric in the coming hours on day 2 of his historic visit to iraq the meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani is being held in the city of not just head of the roman catholic church is the 1st pope to travel to iraq on his pledge to deepen his dialogue with other religions and see it from many in our postdoctoral research fellow on the foreign policy program at the brookings institution she tells us the pope will be reestablishing some important relationships on this 4 day trip. at significant for many reasons but this is also his 1st trip during or after the pandemic has started it's also the 1st people trip to iraq the previous one was supposed to occur in 2000 and unfortunately it didn't happen so it's very important very symbolic of course as there have been security concerns and there have been security concerns in iraq for a while now including the rocket attacks you mention and there was a lot of talk about him actually not coming or counseling the trip but i think that he persevered and came and iraqis are very happy to see him i think it's going to be particularly importa

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day for the pope. he met hours with the grand ayatollah in the holy city of nadjaf. in baghdad and can tell us more about a busy itinerary so far and the implications and the meaning of this. >> yeah. today's focus is on interfaith encounters. certainly his meeting with the grand ayatollah is significant in the sense that sistani is somebody who is not involved in the nuts and bolts of daily politics here. he is 90 years old. but at critical junctures in modern iraqi history, he has intervened. back in 2005 he issued an edict telling iraqis during some of the darkest days of the american occupation when violence was at its peak, he said yes, go out and vote. participate in elections. in 2014, he told all able-bodied men to go join the war against isis at a time when the iraqi army was collapsing and their intervention was critical to save this country from isis. and this is a man who is a leading authority of shia islam. so for the pope to meet with him and these meetings are very rare with the grand eayatollah represent the other part of his interfaith efforts. keep

day visit. the pope traveled to the city of najaf to meet with grand ayatollah ali al-sistani --the first-ever meeting between a pope and a senior shi'ite leader. both men called for religious tolerance. after meeting with al-sistani the pope traveled to the city of ur for an interfaith service. muslims and yazidi christians attended the event. ur is in northern iraq where islamic state militants tried to establish a caliphate from 2014- 2017, killing christians and muslims who opposed them. >> ( translated ): hostility, extremism and violence are not born of a religious heart: they are betrayals of religion. we believers cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion; indeed, we are called unambiguously to dispel all misunderstandings. in the evening, francis became the first pope to celebrate mass in baghdad's chaldean catholic cathedral, chaldean catholics are believed to represent about 80% of the estimated 300,000 christians lg in iraq today. protests continued across myanmar today after the u.n. special envoy urged the security council to take action against the military-led government that too

francis has met the influential shia muslim cleric grand ayatollah ali al—sistani during the first—ever papal visit to iraq. pope francis is on the second dayuntry. this evening he said mass as a packed congregation gathered at stjoseph's cathedral in baghdad. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling with the pope and has this update on the trip so far. after the first day of this trip was focused on the politics, and on meeting iraq's dwindling and persecuted christian minority, today was about outreach and dialogue with other faiths, chief among them the meeting this morning with grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, an extremely symbolic moment, the leader of the catholic church face to face with the leader of iraqi shia islam and one of the most influential figures in this country. this was a meeting years, decades in the making. previous popes had wanted to meet the 90—year—old cleric. they failed to do so, failed to come to iraq, pope francis has come here on the first ever papal trip to iraq and had that meeting in najaf. little was released about details but it's thought that they discussed dialogue between faiths, and the pope tha

unprecedented meeting with one of the world's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani the pair came together on the 2nd day of the pope's historic visit to iraq and issued an appeal for religious tolerance a meeting months in the making every detail had been carefully planned after a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly told the pope that he also believes christians in iraq should be able to live in peace and enjoy the same rights as other iraqis it was a powerful statement from says he rarely makes his opinions nordan. when he does shiite in iraq under and the world take note. later. in the ancient city of who are known as the birthplace of the biblical patriarch revered by christians muslims and jews it was a fitting place for an interfaith meeting at which francis underscored his message . peace does not demand winners or losers but rather brothers and sisters who for all the misunderstandings and hurt of the past are journeying from conflict to unity. after that there were joyous scenes as the pontiff arrived to celebrate mass in baghdad. on sunday pope francis wil

met shia islam's most influential figure pope francis visited the grand ayatollah ali al sistani in the city of najaf on the 2nd day of his historic visit to iraq. and security forces have used tear gas and violence to break up another day of anti could protest in me and mark despite the crackdown a large crowds of continue to form across several cities will than 50 people have been killed since the military seized power last month. or in other news the u.s. has condemned new veto powers proposed by china or on hong kong selection of election candidates saying that it's a direct attack on the territories autonomy beijing revealed the legislation on friday the opening of its largest political meeting the national people's congress the changes would effectively dismantle hong kong's opposition by giving a beijing appointed committee control over who can run for office there is a dream brown has been speaking to opposition leaders in hong kong about these proposals. no kin hey represents what's left of a once thriving opposition party many of its members have been arrested with others now on trial accused of subversio

welcome on day 2 of his visit to iraq pope francis has held talks with the country's influential shiite muslim cleric the grand ayatollah. a historic meeting took place at home in the holy city. for the talks. around 40 minutes but a few white doves were released. underscoring his message of peaceful coexistence between. the. there has dwindled after years of war and persecution the christians remain hopeful a show of solidarity from sistan e could help secure their place in iraq. for more on this i'm joined by religious affairs correspondent martin gak martin what's the pope's schedule for the rest of the day. today the pope will be flying to the city of the site of the ancient city for which according to the bible it's the birthplace of abraham prophet you are the 3 major monotheistic religions and you will be holding. into religious ceremony there. so leading to tomorrow's mass in the north of the country which is expected to gather a few 1000 people. martin as we mentioned earlier the pope had a meeting with the grand ayatollah ali al sistani give us a sense of why this meeting was so significant. i think that to th

left pope francis delivers a message of unity on the 2nd day of his historic visit to iraq he met with the country's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani and hosted an interfaith meeting where he condemned religious extremism the pontiff hopes to encourage iraq's muslim and christian communities to work together for peace also coming up on marcy's another day of anger and on the arrest and tycoon protesters clashed once more with police in yangon gone.

day of his landmark trip to iraq. the pope's encounter with grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, the spiritual leader of millions of shia muslimsthe holy city of najaf. it is the pontiff�*s first international trip since the start of the pandemic — and the first ever papal visit to iraq. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling with the pope and has sent us this report from the city of ur. if the first day of the pope francis�*s visit to iraq was about the politics and about meeting the country's dwindling christian community, today was about the outreach towards other faiths. most notably a meeting this morning with the country's top shia cleric, grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, bringing together the leader of the world's catholics with perhaps the most powerful and influential figure in shia islam. it is thought that they discussed interfaith dialogue and the violence that iraqi christians have long suffered at the hands of armed shia groups. then, the pope came on here to ur, the ancient birthplace of the prophet abraham, in which he met again with members of other religions. he spoke of how hostility and extremism and

representatives of civil society at the presidential palace the next day the pope will fly to the city of najaf and nice grand ayatollah ali al sistani later he'll feller a holy mass in baghdad on sunday pope francis will travel to erbil the capital of iraqi kurdistan in meet with religious sensibilities of the autonomy region osama bin job it reports from baghdad on the security preparations ahead of the pope's visit. baghdad is on high alert for the 1st ever visit to iraq by the leader of the roman catholic church still faces security threats and attacks from isis and militia groups which means iraqi security forces have their work cut out for them or francis will be in 6 cities in 3 days including all requirements have been secured through a plan drawn up by the joint operations command to secure logical and security matters for all the places. the pope will visit whether they are in baghdad not just. all places pope francis has frequently traveled to muslim majority countries and in iraq he will meet one of the world's most influential shiite clerics grand ayatollah ali al sistani the pope's visit is meant to expan

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