Vatican City – Pope Francis on Sunday called for end to violence in Jerusalem, inviting parties to seek solutions in order to respect the multicultural identity of the Holy City.
The pope while addressing pilgrims at St. Peter’s Square in Rome asked for the end of clashes saying violence breeds violence.
This is after Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters in the Old city of Jerusalem Saturday as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islam’s holy night of Laylat al-Qadr.
Pope Francis said he prayed that Jerusalem be a place of encounter and not violent clashes, a place of prayer and peace.
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