Divided Christians are finding more opportunities to pray together and engage in joint work to help the poor and needy.

Pope Francis declined to help choose the judges, but "reiterates his support for the goal of attaining the peace and reconciliation."

"The shades of grey prevail in life. We must them teach to discern in this gray area."

"Where Mother pushed the Missionaries of Charity was to the edge, to the most difficult places...all the time, everywhere."

The pope prayed that exploited women soon would be able to live "a life of peace, justice and love in expectation of the day they finally will feel held by hands that do not humiliate them, but tenderly lift them and lead them on the path to life."

There are poor peacemakers like Mother Teresa "who give their lives to help one person, then another and another and another," Pope Francis said.

While the Vatican is covering the living costs of the 21 refugees, they are being housed and resettled by the Community of Sant'Egidio, a lay community based in Rome.

"I extend my greetings and wish you success at the Olympic Games in Rio—that your courage and strength find expression through the Olympic Games and serve as a cry for peace and solidarity."

The basic questions are: Who is in need of God's mercy and how does that mercy reach people, he said. The answer is that all people "are called to beg for mercy, to desire conversion."

Pope Francis challenges Christian organizations meeting in Munich "to welcome and show solidarity toward those who are weak and disadvantaged, to build bridges and overcome conflicts whether they are open or latent."