'Every human being is sacred,' Pope Francis tells religious leaders in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis speaking at the opening and plenary session of the Seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022 / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Sep 14, 2022 / 00:16 am (CNA).It is the task of religions to remind society of the sacredness of all human life, Pope Francis told leaders of the world's religions in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.The pope spoke Sept. 14 at the opening and plenary session of the Seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan."Today we find it hard to accept the human being," Francis told attendees of the interreligious summit. "Each day children, born and unborn, migrants and elderly persons, are cast aside. Many of our brothers and sisters die sacrificed on the altar of profit, amid clouds of the sacrilegious incense of indifference. Yet every human being is sacred.""Homo sacra res homini," he said, quoting Roman ph...

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