Vatican City, Apr 3, 2019 / 05:33 am
Reflecting upon his recent apostolic journey to Morocco, Pope Francis said Wednesday that God desires a greater sense of fraternity among Catholics and Muslims as "brother children of Abraham."
"Some may ask, 'But why does the pope visit the Muslims and not only the Catholics?'" Pope Francis said in St. Peter's Square April 3.
"With Muslims, we are descendants of the same father, Abraham," he said. "What God wants is fraternity between us in a special way," he added, noting that this was the motive behind his travels.
Pope Francis offered thanks to God that his trip to the Moroccan capital of Rabat March 30-31 was "another step on the path of dialogue and encounter with our Muslim brothers and sisters."