Pope praises Swedish asylum

Pope Francis has on the final day of his visit to Sweden commended the asylum policies of the Scandinavian country.

The pope called them 'blessed' to be so accommodating included in an all but religious nation. Sweden had last year tens of thousands of asylum seekers far, unlike many other European countries.

Francis was a few days in secular Sweden for a meeting with Lutheran sympathizers to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. This Catholic-Protestant rapprochement was described as historic, though it remained unclear how far will a possible collaboration. The representatives of the two religious communities agreed to intensify ecumenical efforts.