Pope Francis pleads for peace in Easter message

Pope Francis urged the world to withstand “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message on the Vatican on Sunday, easing rising well being fears as he greeted 1000’s of Catholics.

The 87-year-old’s Urbi et Orbi (To the Metropolis and the World) blessing got here after he led Easter Mass in entrance of 60,000 worshippers at Saint Peter’s Sq. whereas showing in good spirits.

In his conventional speech broadcasted worldwide, Francis condemned conflict as “all the time an absurdity and a defeat,” elevating conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar and past.