US EditionPope, grand imam make call for peace at UN Security Council
- Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar in Cairo, made calls for peace at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. The pope sent a statement calling for an end to war, while the grand imam emphasized the importance of human fraternity in achieving global peace.
- The council members adopted a resolution recognizing that hate speech, racism, xenophobia, intolerance, gender discrimination, and acts of extremism can contribute to conflict and urged all countries to condemn these acts, despite some members being accused of the same actions they are condemning.
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Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam have made calls for peace as the U.N. Security Council met to discuss the importance of human fraternity. The pope sent a statement calling for an end to war. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar in Cairo, said in a virtual briefing that human fraternity was the key to global peace. After their appeals, council members adopted a resolution r…
Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote
Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam made calls for peace as the UN Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the importance of ''human fraternity'' and condemn the hatreds that kindle conflicts.The pope, who is in hospital recovering from abdominal surgery, sent a statement saying that a third world war is being fought ''piecemeal'' and with the potentially catastr…
Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam made calls for peace as the U.N. Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the importance of "human fraternity" and condemn the hatreds that kindle conflicts.
Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam made calls for peace as the U.N. Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the importance of “human fraternity” and condemn the hatreds that kindle conflicts. The pope, who is in hospital recovering from abdominal surgery, sent a statement saying that a third world war is being fought “piecemeal” and with the potentially catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons “the time has come to say …
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