Albania’s Grand Mufti meets with Pope
May 09, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: On May 6, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair, received Haxhi Bujar Spahiu, the Grand Mufti of Albania. The Southeastern European nation of 3.1 million (map) is 59% Muslim, 19% Orthodox, and 18% Catholic.
The parties discussed “the relations between the state and religions and their contribution to the preservation of human values, especially in the protection of the family as a basic cell of society,” Vatican News reported.
The conversation, according
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