Pope Francis has called during his visit to Egypt to renounce violence carried out in the name of religion. Pope Francis has arrived yesterday in Egypt with a two-day visit, in particular to participate in the International Peace Conference taking place at the Al-Azhar conference center in Cairo. He stressed that religion had an intrinsic vocation to promote peace. <br/><br/>The Pope urged religious leaders of all faiths to counter effectively the barbarity of those who foment hatred and violence and respond to the incendiary logic of evil. He also expressed condolences and offered solidarity to Egypt's Coptic Christian minority, repeatedly subjected to acts of violence and aggression, referring to the recent terrorist attacks on Coptic churches.