Pope laments'madness' of young people dying in war - Vatican. Pope Francis reiterated his appeal for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the world's other theaters of conflict.
"Let us pray to the Lord to give us the grace to overcome this madness of war, which is always a defeat", the Argentine pontiff said at the end of his weekly general audience. He still has "a bit of a cold", after suffering flu-like symptoms for over two weeks, and again asked for help to read out his lesson.