Pope Francis attends a meeting with Patriarchs of the churches of the Middle East in the St. Nicholas Basilica in Bari, southern Italy July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
BARI, Italy (Reuters) - 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.
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