from Religion Media Centre
Pope Leo has met a delegation of Muslims and Christians at the Vatican, saying that compassion and empathy are “essential attitudes” of Christianity and Islam.
He said they were called to draw on the richness of their respective traditions in a common mission to “revive humanity where it has grown cold, to give voice to those who suffer and to transform indifference into solidarity”.
The delegations were from Jordan’s Royal Institute for Inter Faith Studies and the Holy See’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
The Pope told them that love for the poor and sharing in their suffering were of essential importance, and he welcomed Jordan’s welcoming of refugees.