At Bangui mosque and Mass, pope prays for 'salam,' peace

Nov 30, 2015 at 9:25 am

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Pope Francis arrived for a meeting with the Muslim community at the Koudoukou mosque in Bangui, Central African Republic, Nov. 30. "Together, we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, particularly that violence which is perpetrated in the name of a religion or of God Himself," Pope Francis said at the meeting.

BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Pope Francis ended his visit to the violence-torn Central African Republic with cries for peace and pleas for a mercy that seeks and grants forgiveness.

In a country where political and ethnic rivalries also have split the population along religious lines, Pope Francis began Nov. 30 with a visit to the Koudoukou mosque in Bangui.

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