The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, announced today, Saturday, the sixth of March, a National Day for Tolerance and Coexistence, as the day on which Pope Francis met with the Supreme Leader Ali al-Sistani.
Al-Kazemi said in a tweet on his Twitter account: “On the occasion of the historic meeting between the poles of peace and tolerance, His Eminence the Supreme Leader Ali al-Sistani and His Holiness Pope Francis, and the meeting of religions in the historic city of Ur, we announce the designation of the sixth day of March of each year, A national day for tolerance and coexistence in Iraq. “
Earlier in the day, Pope Francis met the supreme religious authority, Ali al-Sistani, in the city of Najaf, at one of the most important stops of the pontiff’s historic visit to Iraq.
Source: RT
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