Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb

Pope Francis’ pilgrimage to Iraq improves relations with Muslims

By Thomas Reese — March 10, 2021
(RNS) — Christians and Muslims will look back at this papacy as a turning point in their relationship.

Pope Francis holds talks with Sunni Islam leader in breakthrough Vatican meeting

By David Gibson — May 23, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “The meeting is the message,” Francis said on greeting Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayib, a grand imam often viewed as the highest authority among 85 percent, or 1.3 billion, Muslims in the world.
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