Pope Says Walls, Occupation And Fundamentalism Hamper Mideast Peace

Reuters reports that Pope Francis led a summit of Christian leaders on how to promote peace in the Middle East on Saturday, and said building walls, occupying territories, and religious fanaticism would not resolve conflict in the region. Francis also repeated his view that the “status quo” of the contested city of Jerusalem should be respected, and backed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.