Pope Francis, Indonesia imam call for solidarity against religious violence

Pope Francis and Nasaruddin Umar, Indonesia imam sign interfaith declaration at Indonesia’s largest mosque, promoting religious harmony and taking a stand against religious violence and urging unified action to protect the planet.

The 87-year-old pontiff met Nasaruddin at the mosque, Southeast Asia’s largest, on Thursday, on the third day of his visit to Indonesia, the initial leg of a two-week tour of Asia Pacific, which will also take him to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.

Nasaruddin, 65, said that the declaration focused on two messages: “The first one … humanity is only one, there are no colours. The second one, how to save our environment.”