Published 06/15/2023 7:57:00 a.m.

Pope, 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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Associated Press News

Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote

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

06/14/2023 10:07:08 p.m.·United States

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KRDO

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…

06/14/2023 10:48:57 p.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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National Post

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.

06/14/2023 10:09:55 p.m.·Canada

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MY Northwest

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 …

06/14/2023 10:07:07 p.m.·Tacoma, United States

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Al Jazeera

Pope, grand imam make call for peace at UN Security Council

Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, address UN meeting on need for 'human fraternity'.

06/15/2023 5:44:03 a.m.·Qatar

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San Diego Union Tribune

Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote

FILE - In this July 11, 2021 file photo, Pope Francis appears on the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic balcony in Rome, where he was recovering from intestinal surgery, for the traditional Sunday blessing and Angelus prayer. Pope Francis went to the hospital Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to undergo abdominal surgery to treat an intestinal blockage, two years after he had his colon removed 33 centimeters (13 inches) because of inflammation and narrowing of …

06/14/2023 10:07:07 p.m.·San Diego, United States

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