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Religion promotes peace and concern for the weak. At the end of the General Audience, the Holy Father met with participants of the colloquium on "Responsibility of religious leaders especially in times …More
Religion promotes peace and concern for the weak.

At the end of the General Audience, the Holy Father met with participants of the colloquium on "Responsibility of religious leaders especially in times of crisis ", organized by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the "World Islamic Call Society,

The meeting began Monday in Rome, chaired by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and Mohamed Ahmed Sheriff, Secretary General of the World Islamic Call Society.

Religion, explained the closing statement, should promote justice, solidarity, and peace, addressing the needs of the most needy, including migrants and those who are oppressed.