His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, met on Friday with Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs at the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation.
During the meeting, the Grand Imam emphasized that Al-Azhar, the Muslim Council of Elders, and the Vatican stand as a steadfast model of interfaith dialogue aimed at promoting peace and human fraternity.
Archbishop Peña Parra conveyed greetings from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to the Grand Imam, highlighting that the historic Document on Human Fraternity remains a timeless symbol of the convergence of religions on shared values of goodness, compassion, and coexistence.




