Pope Francis has condemned the repeated cases of Qur’an desecration in Sweden and Denmark as “barbaric” warning that as a hinder to dialogue among nations.

Leader of the Catholic Church has expressed anger over the recent desecration of holy Qur’an in Sweden and condemned the authorization for burning the holy book of Islam.

Al-Azhar grand mufti, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb, warned of escalation in world countries urging for Shia-Sunni interfaith dialogue as move to confront sectarian wars across the globe.

Speaking at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, Pope Francis said that the leaders of Abrahamic and traditional religions have a historic role in the current world, pointing to the necessity of efforts of spiritual leaders to deal with extremism, violence, and terrorism.

'I pray for the numerous victims, for the wounded and those forced from their homes' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has extended apology to the indigenous community in Canada for church-run residential schools that endeavored to force assimilation, eliminate culture and caused death of thousands of children.

I respect Iran over three aspects: first is its rich history, second is its religious system and third is its brevity in the international arena.