Pope calls for unity in divided world (2)

(ANSA) - Etchmiadzin, June 24 - Pope Francis on Friday called for unity in a divided world. "The world unfortunately is marked by divisions and conflicts as well as grave forms of material and spiritual poverty à- including the exploitation of people, even children and the elderly," he said on a visit to Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church. "The ecumenic spirit acquires exemplary value outside the ecclesiastical community as well, and represents a strong call for everyone to overcome their differences through dialogue and by valuing that which unites us".
    Francis called for a "patient and renewed commitment towards full unity...in view of the common good" as well as a life of charity and mutual understanding amidst our differences".