“There is a war of interest, there is a war for money, a war for natural resources, a war to dominate people”, he continued. It is not. All religions want peace.
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Adolescents draped with their sleeping bags, elderly couples sitting on folding chairs outside tents and families with Francis-themed balloons were entertained by the Argentine pope’s favorite tango music before his arrival.
He also reiterated earlier remarks likening the current violence to a Third World War in “segments”.
Pope Francis is on a five-day trip to Czesto-chowa, southern Poland. Security was tight following a string of attacks in Europe, and people were warned over loudspeakers not to leave their bags unattended. Church officials said Francis was not hurt and did not complain afterward.
Then, in Krakow, the Pope dropped into a medical clinic to pray at the bedside of Cardinal Franciszeks Macharski, the city’s retired archbishop. Polish President Andrzej Duda and other political leaders sat in front row. Prime Minister Beata Szydlo knelt and kissed his papal ring.
Francis hopped into an open-topped popemobile for a tour through the cheering crowds. “We are all waiting for your word”.
Pope Francis urged Poles to stay united even as their nation is divided over the issue of refugees and migrants, especially those who aren’t Christians.
Pope Francis has walked beneath the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate at Auschwitz, beginning a somber visit to the Nazi German death camp.
Francis had been scheduled to fly from Krakow to Oswiecim, the small town where the former death camp is located, but due to bad weather traveled the 65 kilometers (40 miles) by vehicle instead.
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday sent a video message for young Cubans who organized their own youth gathering to coincide with the official World Youth Day events in Krakow, Poland.
