All people must work together for peace, pope tells interfaith forum

All people must work together for peace, pope tells interfaith forum

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Religion, at its core, is not a source of conflict but a source of healing and reconciliation, Pope Leo XIV said. “Every authentic religious impulse fosters dialogue and cooperation, grounded in our innate awareness of the interdependence that binds individuals and nations,” the pope said in a written message dated Sept. 14. “Such collaboration is not a call to erase differences, but rather an invitation to embrace diversity…