His Highness the Aga Khan’s condolence message on the passing of Pope Francis; and the last two decades have seen increased collaboration and meetings between the Ismaili Imamat and the Vatican and Catholic Institutions

Pope Francis, leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, has died. The Catholic Church and the Ismaili Imamat have collaborated more extensively in recent years. We provide highlights of these collaborations and photographs of Mawlana Shah Karim and Mawlana Hazar Imam with Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, and the Catholic leadership.