Overview
- Pope Leo XIV, who met a delegation from the Programme for Christian–Muslim Relations in Africa on Wednesday, praised their work as proof that religions can live and work together in peace.
- He cited the Vatican II text Nostra Aetate to urge mutual respect for other faiths, quoting the line that the Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in them.
- He thanked the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and called for sharing grassroots projects, building partnerships, and identifying areas that need urgent action.
- The audience conveyed moral support rather than new policy, which could help local leaders broaden joint peace efforts and practical cooperation across African communities.
- PROCMURA is a pan‑African Christian body based in Kenya and founded in 1959 to foster Christian–Muslim relations, and Crux noted the meeting comes before the Pope’s April visit to Algeria even though he did not mention the trip.