Pope Francis has joined hands with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani at the Islamic scholar’s home in the Iraqi city of Najaf.
The meeting – the first of its kind between two such senior leaders in the Christian and Muslim world – was held privately and holds huge symbolism.
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