Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The last time a pope shook hands with an Iranian leader

The last time a pope shook hands with an Iranian leader

On Tuesday morning, Pope Francis welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the Vatican — a historic act that seems to herald the return of Iran to the international stage and a new embrace by Western institutions. However, it isn't the first time that an Iranian political leader has visited the center of the Catholic Church in recent memory. […]











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