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Pope Francis Sunday called for new and convincing solutions to the issue plaguing Libya with the help of the international community, through constructive dialogue and national reconciliation, reports say. The head of Catholic Church was speaking from St. Peter’s square for his Sunday Angelus message. He expressed solidarity with the people of Libya, Ukraine and […]
“The spiritual leadership and prayers of HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, are precious to us,” said Pope Francis on Wednesday. Pope Francis made the remarks when receiving the King’s advisor, Andre Azoulay, who came to greet the Supreme Pontiff in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. Azoulay, who was accompanied by […]
People from different nationalities and religions expressed sympathies and solidarity with the family of a Moroccan boy who lost his life in a 32 meter well before he was pulled out following a tireless rescue effort. Since Tuesday, when the five-year-old Ryan fell into the well, Morocco spared no effort to save one of its […]
Pope Francis has announced that he will be visiting South Sudan next year, where efforts are underway to salvage a peace deal. In 2017, Pope Francis scheduled a trip to the war-torn nation but had to cancel it because of political instability and poor security. “I want to renew my invitation to all sides in […]
Bayt Mal Al Quds agency, an offshoot of the OIC, issued a report covering two-decades of King Mohammed VI leadership at the head of the agency in championing the rights of Al Quds inhabitants and the sacred character of the holy city revered by Muslims, Christians and Jews. The 131-page report highlights the achievements […]
The African Union has welcomed the Jerusalem/Al-Quds appeal launched from Rabat by King Mohammed VI and Pope Francis during the Pope’s historic visit to Morocco in March. King Mohammed VI has received in this connection a letter from the President of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, who expressed his conviction that the call, […]
The fifth edition of the Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum welcomed the role of the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI, and the signing in Rabat by the Sovereign and Pope Francis of the ” Jerusalem/ Al-Quds Al-Sharif appeal”. “We commend the role of the Al- Quds Committee chaired by His Majesty King Mohammed VI and […]
France and Germany have joined their voices to the numerous declarations having hailed the joint call launched by King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, and his Holiness Pope Francis on Jerusalem/Al-Quds Al-Sharif, cradle of the three monotheistic religions. In Berlin, the spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry said Thursday “The German government commends the […]
The European Union “recognizes the special importance of the holy places of Jerusalem for the three monotheistic religions,” said an EU spokesman, in reaction to the signing last Saturday in Rabat of the Appeal of Al-Quds by King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful and Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, and Pope Francis. “The EU recognizes […]
Pope Francis who devoted the General Audience Wednesday to his weekend visit to Morocco said he had reiterated along with King Mohammed VI the essential role of religions in defending human dignity and promoting peace. “HM King Mohammed and I reiterated the essential role religions have in defending human dignity, promoting peace and justice, and […]