Religion & Spirituality
Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview Hajj Reza Nekumanmesh, Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno regarding the global significance of Pope Francis' recent Pilgrimage of Peace, Reconciliation and Healing to Iraq (March 5-8, 2021). We will discuss especially the significnce of Pope Francis' vist to Najaf, center of Shi'a Islam, and his monumental meeting with thwe Ayatollah Ali Sayed al Sistani, spiritual leader of 200,000,00 Shi'a Muslims. The Holy Father met with the Sunni Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb back in February 2019.