Religion
The hands of an elderly woman holding a crucifix are seen during a mass in honour of newly elected Pope Leo XIV, in Callao, Peru on May 9, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Photo: AP)
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 11, 2024. (Photo: AP)
A man carries a girl near St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome ahead of late Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Eduard Heger, the former Prime Minister of Slovakia, speaks to Kurdistan24, April 24, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan National Prayer Breakfast Day logo. (Graphic: KRG)
Professor Dr. Jerry Pattengale, a distinguished religious scholar and global advocate for interfaith understanding. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Nadine Maenza, President of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Secretariat. (Photo: Nadine's Social media)
Khamis al-Khanjar, head of Iraq’s Sovereignty Alliance. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Hatim Khalaf, president of the Al-Azhar Institute in Kurdistan, speaking to Kurdistan24, April 23, 2025. (Photo: Kurdsitan24)
Pishtiwan Sadq, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs in the KRG. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Iraq’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mohsen al-Mandalawi. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Satar Jabar al-Hilu, worldwide head of the Mandaean Sabian faith. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Sheikh Ali Al-Qarawi, Representative of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein. (Photo: Kurdistan24)