Pope Francis dedicates his catechesis "to the third of the cardinal virtues, that is, fortitude" "Fortitude is a fundamental virtue because it takes seriously the challenge of evil in the world," says the Pontiff. Francis: "We need someone who will unseat us from the soft place in which we have settled and make us resolutely repeat our 'no' to evil and to everything that leads to indifference" The pontiff's appeal for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East was made at the end of the general audience in St.
Peter's Square. The Pope: "My appeal to the tormented Ukraine, to Palestine and to Israel to give us peace is to ask the Lord to end war and give us the peace that we all yearn for" The Pontiff: "I invite everyone to pray for all those who are suffering the effects of this natural disaster", adding: "Let us not forget these brothers and sisters of ours who suffer so much at war"