In a statement released yesterday, the 94-year-old religious authority described the pope as enjoying “a high spiritual standing among many peoples of the world” and lauded his “distinguished role in serving the causes of peace and tolerance.” Al-Sistani recalled their landmark 2021 meeting in Najaf during the pope’s historic visit to Iraq, calling ...

The senior Iraqi Shia jurist, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani has announced the first and last day of the fasting month of Ramadan which is set to begin next week in Iraq.

The senior Iraqi jurist, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani has condemned the violent tribal clashes in Pakistan urging Islamabad to protect the Shia community in the country.

Top Iraqi Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani, has called on the international community for a swift end to Israeli atrocities against the Palestinians stressing that and return of the rights of Palestinian people as sole ways to restore peace in the region.

Top Iraqi Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has called on the world Muslims to support the Palestinian people amid the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.

Iraqi top Shia jurist, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani, has stressed importance of prevalence of justice and fight against oppression.

The Office of Iraq's supreme religious authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressing the recent incident of desecrating a copy of the Quran in Sweden.

Top Iraqi Sunni cleric has issued a message on his Twitter account to hail the historical fatwa (religious statement) by Shia jurist Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani stressing mobilization to fight against terrorist groups in the country.

The office of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani in a statement condemning ISIL's crime of killing fasting worshipers at the Seh Dokan mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif called on the Afghan people to coordinate with security forces to prevent similar incidents.