Pope Francis in Geneva urges ′unity′ with non-Catholics

The pope has addressed a global inter-Church conference in Geneva, and called on all denominations to work together. He’s keen to close the gap between the 1.3 billion-strong Catholic faithful and other Christians.

Pope Francis on Thursday called for deeper unity between Catholics other Christian faiths, as he visited Geneva at the invitation of an inter-church alliance of which the Catholic Church is not a member.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), which represents 350 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican churches from more than 100 countries, Francis told the audience to “break down barriers of suspicion and fear” that have divided them since the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.