Pope Francis will meet with leaders of various religions when he visits the Philippines next month, pushing a message of tolerance in order to combat global religious conflicts, a church official said on Monday.

The pontiff will hold a 10 to 15-minute dialogue with the dean of the Philippines’ largest Islamic studies center and a Taiwan-based Buddhist leader on January 18, according to Father Carlos Reyes, a member of the committee organizing the Pope’s visit.

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