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Saudi anti-extremism centre hosts French cardinal

Tauran seen as an energetic promoter of dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and IslamRIYADH:   Saudi Arabia’s anti-extremism Etidal centre hosted French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran on Wednesday, authorities said, a rare visit as the crown prince pushes for inter-religious exchange in the ultra-conservative Sunni kingdom.

Tauran, who heads the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, arrived on Friday in a historic visit to the kingdom which hosts Islam’s holiest sites.

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