{"id":72865,"date":"2021-02-09T14:15:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=72865"},"modified":"2021-02-13T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T14:39:37","slug":"najaf-to-receive-the-pope-with-messages-of-peace-and-human-brotherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/72865-najaf-to-receive-the-pope-with-messages-of-peace-and-human-brotherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Najaf to receive the Pope, with messages of peace and human brotherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-09_19-30-43-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-09_19-30-43-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-09_19-30-43-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-09_19-30-43-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-09_19-30-43-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-09_19-30-43.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Iraq will welcome Pope Francis on Friday, March 5th, in his arrival to Baghdad International Airport.<br>The Pope will visit the city of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, Najaf, and meet the religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.<br>The Patriarch of the Chaldeans in Iraq and the world, Cardinal Louis Sako, confirmed that the Pope\u2019s visit carries a message of great support for the Iraqi situation and focuses on respect for life and peace.<br>Cardinal Louis Sako said earlier, that he hopes that Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Sistani will sign the &#8220;Human Fraternity for World Peace&#8221; document, which is a multi-religious text condemning extremism.<br>He added, &#8220;The visit will be private, and the two parties will discuss a framework for condemning anyone who attacks life.&#8221;<br>Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq from the fifth to the eighth of March. 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