VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and renewed an appeal for the release of hostages held by the militant group in Gaza.
“Let no-one abandon the possibility of stopping the weapons,” he said at his weekly blessing in St. Peter’s Square.
“Ceasefire … we say ‘ceasefire, ceasefire’. Brothers and sisters, stop! War is always a defeat, always,” he added.
(Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Alexander Smith)
