Pope, in Slovakia, says don't exploit religion for politics

Christianity without the Cross is ‘sterile,’ says Pope Francis at Byzantine Divine Liturgy

Around 40,000 people attended the liturgy in Prešov, Slovakia.

Pope criticizes use of the cross as a political symbol

The remarks follow his visit to Hungary, where several political parties have crosses on their party flags.

Pope Francis, in Slovakia, says don't exploit religion for politics

PRESOV, Slovakia: Pope Francis said on Tuesday (Sep 14) that the cross should not be used as a political symbol and warned against Christians trying to be triumphalist, in an apparent criticism of the use of religion for partisan ends. Pope Francis flew to the city of Presov, in eastern Slovakia, where he

Don't exploit religion for politics, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the cross should not be used as a political symbol and warned against Christians trying to be triumphalist, in an apparent criticism of the use of religion for partisan ends.

Pope, in Slovakia, says don't exploit religion for politics

PRESOV, Slovakia (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the cross should not be used as a political symbol and warned against Christians trying to be triumphalist, in an apparent criticism of the use of religion for partisan ends. Read full story

VATICAN - SLOVAKIA Pope in Slovakia: The Cross is not a political symbol, but the source of a new way of life