In a phone call between two of the world’s most prominent religious leaders, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, congratulated His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election as Head of the Catholic Church.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, stated in a post on his official social media accounts that during a phone call today with his dear brother, Pope Leo XIV, he congratulated him on his election as Head of the Catholic Church.
He added that the pair affirmed the importance of continuing the path of dialogue and human fraternity to promote coexistence and global peace, while emphasizing the urgent need to work toward ending the wars and conflicts facing our world, particularly in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, and to support the rights of the vulnerable, underprivileged, and oppressed.