Pope Francis called for peace in his first in-depth interview with an American media outlet.
CBS News teased a clip of the hourlong interview that will air Sunday. Anchor Norah O’Donnell asked the head of the Catholic Church about the various conflicts happening across the world, from Israel combating Hamas to Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine.
“Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace,” Francis said. “A negotiated peace is better than a war without end.”
Francis said he is praying for such a peace to be negotiated. He claimed he hears from Palestinians about their situation in Gaza as Israel is fighting Hamas.
“It’s very hard,” Francis said. “Very, very hard. And food goes in, but they have to fight
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