Pope Francis wrapped up his general
audience at St Peter's square on Wednesday with a new appeal for
peace saying children and families are the "first victims" of
war.
"We pray for peace.
"War grows, we are thinking about countries that suffer a lot:
martyred Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Myanmar, North Kivu and
many countries at war.
"Peace is a gift of the Spirit", noted the pontiff.
"War is always, always, always a defeat", stressed the pope,
adding in his address: "What have children got to do with war?
Families are the first victims".
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