Vatican Urges 'Multilateral Action' against ISIS

A high-ranking Vatican official is calling on the United Nations to use force to protect religious minorities in Iraq and Syria from the onslaught of the Islamic State.

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin addressed the General Assembly in New York Monday.

He denounced the ISIS terrorists who are killing Christians, Yazidis, and even some Muslims in the name of Islam.

Pietro said there's an urgent need to stop their attacks through "multilateral action and a proportionate use of force."

The secretary of state is second only to Pope Francis in the Vatican hierarchy.