Pope Francis: phone call with European Council President Michel. COVID and fight against religious hatred discussed

Pope Francis and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, had a phone call this morning. The news was announced by President Michel himself in a tweet. “We discussed how to tackle COVID-19 from a multilateral perspective - addressing the needs of the most vulnerable”, Michel explained. The phone call also touched on the “fight against religious hatred and radicalisation” and on how to promote “interfaith and inter-cultural dialogue”.Valentina Bombelli