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Religious leaders told to be prisoners of hope at Interfaith Forum that hopes to influence world leaders

By Deseret News · October 16, 2026 · 1 min read
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Archbishop Gabriele Caccia read a letter from Pope Leo XIV praying for the gathering to promote religious freedom. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa of the Muslim World League denounced hate speech as the gateway to exclusion and violence.

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