Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

“Only by serving the cause of peace, will you make a name for yourselves in the annals of history,” Pope Francis told them.

In his formal talk to the congress, Pope Francis said that “authentic religiosity” is needed to fight fundamentalism and extremism in religion and to show the world that it has no reason to distrust or have “contempt for religion as if it were a destabilizing force in modern society.”