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February 22, 2017

Vatican, Al-Azhar team up to counter religious justification for violence

Pope Francis greets Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt's al-Azhar mosque and university, during a private meeting at the Vatican May 23. The Vatican and Al-Azhar is teaming up to combat religious justification for violence.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican and one of Islam’s most renowned schools of Sunni thought are joining forces to discuss how they can work together in combating religious extremism that uses God’s name to justify violence.

Published in International