on wednesday, it was where pope francis preached forgiveness. he called on the island nation's tamil and sinhalese people to reach out to one another. >> all sri lankan sons and daughters should come together in reconciliation. >> hundreds of thousands from across sri lanka's ethnic and religious divide flocked to the service. >> for the tamil people, this -- the pope's visit is the chance of a lifetime. >> my two brothers died in a bomb blast and i was injured in the same glass. i was lucky my life was saved. the holy father visiting will bring peace and harmony to our country and people. >> it has been the pontiff's central message in his trip here to leave behind the injuries and evil of the past. earlier on wednesday francis gave a mass in colombo to canonize joseph vaz as sri lanka's first saint. he was a missionary in the 17th century, who helped revive the faith in the country. >> russian human rights activists have blasted a new government decree. it denies transvestites and transsexuals the right to drive based on the basis of gender id

. >> some candid words from pope francis. >> they called on officials to end corruption. the message resonated with the huge crowds that attended his mass in the capital of manila. >> hundreds of thousands erected in tears as the pontiff arrived in manila. it's his first mass in the philippines, a country where 80% of the population are catholic. its scenes like these that have earned him a name as the people's hope. inside a packed cathedral, the congregation replied as he read from the con -- gospel of john. >> we are told to combat. plainly contradicting the teachings. >> or words from the head of the catholic church also aimed at this man. his fight against corruption has so far failed to convince many. but the pope's message will likely go down well. >> the euro continued its slide in value against the u.s. dollar. >> and we talk about what this means. >> the eurozone products getting cheaper abroad. that is increasing sales. the euro has been losing value for months. experts say it could fall even more. they could help struggling economies in europe but economists a

even pope francis launched his own #-- hashtag, #prayersforparis. george abela --deutsche welle journalists also responded in solidarity with the attack. >> a new survey of public attitudes shows a growing unease with islam, with a considerable majority of the country feeling it has no place in western society. >> at the same time, it finds that the muslims living in germany are more liberal, more patriotic than is often portrayed in the media. >> over 4 million muslims call germany home. in the new study carried out most describe themselves as fairly or very religious. but they also have open attitudes toward social issues. the study shows their values are more liberal than often assumed. 88% of muslims in germany believe democracy is the best form of government. for the highly religious, that number is even higher and 90%. 67% of less religious muslims are in favor of same-sex marriage. 40% of the devout agree. despite these attitudes, a growing number of germans think muslims do not belong. as a religious minority, they suffer from prejudices. >>

. >> and pope francis visits sri lanka with a message of hope and re-conciliation. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> a rally for tolerance and peace led by the muslim community. >> here in berlin, 14,000 people gathered at the brandenburg gate , creating a sea ofsigns with the symbols of judaism, islam, and christianity. >> the message -- there is room for all faiths and no room for jihad-ism. all major religions were on hand. >> it was the muslim community that unorganized that -- that organize this event. >> we began in the heart of berlin. >> it was a show of unity and solidarity. the french embassy side-by-side, the head of the jewish and muslim community and majors of -- and representatives of major legal parties. they said that the terrorists wanted to divide people, but instead achieved the opposite. >> they have brought us together. on sunday, the french defended the values of their republic. yesterday, today, and tomorrow we are the ones doing it here i