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UNITED NATIONS (OSV News) -- A combination of U.N. ambassadors, religious leaders, diplomats, academics, representatives of nongovernmental agencies and several musicians gathered Feb. 3 in a vast conference hall at the United Nations headquarters in New York City to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week. The special week, observed this year Feb. 1-7, is a product of a 2010 U.N. resolution, first conceived by Jordan's King Abdullah II, known for his commitment to religious tolerance and interfaith

At the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that "the biggest plague" afflicting the world today is the weapons trade.

UN's World Interfaith Harmony Week stresses the need to advance mutual understanding and promote harmony among all people

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AFRICA (CNS) -- At the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that 'the biggest plague' afflicting the world today is the weapons trade. Tribalism with its ancient rivalries is a problem, he told reporters Feb. 5, 'but it is also true that the violence is provoked' by the ready supply of weapons and that making it easier for people to kill each other just to make money 'is diabolical -- I have no other word for it.' Pop

Nairobi, Kenya - Pope Francis arrives in the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday on his first visit to the country with Africa’s largest Catholic p