Central African govt seeks to reassure Vatican over pope visit

Political and religious leaders in Central African Republic on Thursday sought to assure the Vatican on the pope's safety ahead of a November visit as the United Nations also prepares to ramp up troops. Pope Francis' November 28-29 visit comes amid intensifying violence in a two-year inter-religious conflict that has pitted mostly Muslim rebels against Christian militias, killilng dozens in the capital Bangui since late September. The pope hinted in a speech that his trip could be cancelled in e