Pope Formally Invited to Visit Rome's Main Mosque

Representatives of Italy's Muslim community have invited Pope Francis to visit the main mosque in Rome, just days after Francis paid his respects at the capital's main synagogue in a sign of interfaith friendship. The Vatican said the invitation was delivered by a delegation of Muslims who met with Francis privately Wednesday morning inside the Vatican.   No date has been set. The head of the Union of the Italian Islamic Community, Izzedin Elizir, told the television...

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