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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets with Pope Francis. Dalati and Nohra photo

Hariri, Pope Discuss Syrian Crisis and Burden of Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held separate talks on Friday with Pope Francis and Vatican’s Secretary of State Monsignor Pietro Parolin. Discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and the regional crises, mainly the war in Syria. “It was a...

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The Pontifical Council in the Vatican meets with MWL Secretary General Dr. Mohammed Al Issa on many issues and lauds the historical meeting with Pope Francis (MWL official website)

MWL Secretary General: No Religion Is Free from Extremist Elements

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East

Rome- Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General Mohammed Al-Issa said that while no religion promoted extremism, none was free from extremist elements. Issa met on Monday with the head of the Pontifical Council of the Vatican, Cardinal Jean-Laurent Tauran, following...

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Pope Francis receives Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL)

Pope Francis Receives MWL Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2017 | Middle East

London- Pope Francis on Wednesday met with the Muslim World League’s Chief Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, the Vatican said in a statement, without elaborating on the content of the meeting. The Muslim world appreciates Pope Francis’ stance on false claims...

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Pope Francis meets US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania during a private audience at the Vatican, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandra Tarantino/pool

Trump Hails Meeting with Pope Francis at Vatican as ‘An Honor’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2017 | World

Pope Francis received US President Donald Trump at the Vatican on Wednesday for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip. Under clear blue skies, Trump, who exchanged sharp words with the pope during the US election campaign last year, received a...

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Pope Francis meets al-Azhar’s Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb in Egypt. (AFP)

From the Vatican to al-Azhar: Dialogue and Rationalism in Face of Terror and Extremism

by Emile Amin | May 1, 2017 | Features

Cairo – The visit of Pope Francis I to the Grand Azhar in Egypt over the weekend came at a time of raging extremism. The meeting between the pontiff and Sheikh al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb can be seen as a humanitarian confrontation against extremism. The image of the...