Peres proposes ‘UN for religions’ to pope at Vatican

Are things shaping up for a revival of the Holy Roman empire? Only time will tell.

Francis had ‘interest, encouragement’ for idea, papal spokesman says.

VATICAN CITY – Former president Shimon Peres emerged from a Vatican City audience with Pope Francis Thursday after proposing a kind of United Nations for religions.

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He used the talks to highlight human rights abuses from Hamas and to discuss the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe.

But the main topic of conversation was Peres’s idea to create a UN-like organization he called “the United Religions.”