On Saturday, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church held a historic meeting with leading Shia figure Ayatollah Al Sistani as part of the Pope's visit to Iraq.
The 90 years old grand Sheikh hosted the Pope at his home in the city of Najaf, the historical Catholic-Shia summit lasted for 45 minutes.
Both exchanged views about tolerance, acceptance, and collaboration between different religious communities.
On Friday, the Pope started his first-ever papal visit to the country. Baghdad Airport witnessed intensified security preparations ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis, Pope of the Catholic Church.
The 84-year-old Pope was scheduled to visit four cities, including Mosul, which was a stronghold of ISIS terrorist elements as its churches and buildings still suffer the effects of the conflict.
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