Iraq's top Shia cleric welcomes Pope into his home for talk on peaceful coexistence

Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shia cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered Christian minority during an historic meeting in the holy city of Najaf.

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