Pope Wraps up Africa Visit with Warning about Religious Conflicts
Tonny Onyulo of USA Today reports, “Pope Francis wrapped up his six-day trip to Africa in the war-torn Central Africa Republic on Monday by warning that religious conflicts are spawning civil war, terrorism and suffering throughout the continent.” On his final day, Francis visited a mosque in Koudoukou where he called for an end to the violence between Muslims and Christians. Francis said, “Together we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, especially violence perpetrated in the name of a religion or of God himself.”