Pope Francis visits mosque in CAR

Pope Francis Monday morning visited a mosque in the Central African Republic, where he told worshipers that "Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters. Together, we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, particularly that violence which is perpetrated in the name of a religion or of God himself''.

According to BBC, the mosque visit was seen as perhaps the most difficult part of his Africa tour.

Pope Francis then held the final Mass of his Africa trip in Bangui.

Imam Tidiani Moussa Naibi thanked the Pope for his visit and said it was "a symbol which we all understand", the AP news agency reports.

On Sunday, the Pope called on fighting factions in the CAR to lay down their weapons. About half of CAR's population is Christian and 15% are Muslim.