Vatican calls on Muslims and Christians to work for peace

The Vatican has called on Muslims and Christians to work together for peace.

The appeal was made by the head of the Vatican's Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, Cardinal Francis Arinze, to mark the start of the Muslim fasting month ofRamadan.

Cardinal Arinze said Muslims and Christians should renounce violence as a method of solving matters of contention.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service