Pope Francis met one by one with relatives of the victims of this summer's truck attack in Nice, France, at the Vatican on Saturday, encouraging them to resist what he called the great temptation to "respond to hatred with hatred and to violence with violence."
The special audience in a Vatican auditorium included Christians, Muslims and Jews.
"It cheers me to see that, among you, inter-religious relations are very strong, and this cannot but help contribute to alleviating the wounds of these dramatic events," said the Pontiff, who also offered compassion to those in attendance.
