Pope Steps Up Pleas For Talks To End 'Cruel And Senseless War'

The pontiff reiterated his condemnation of war as barbarous and sacrilegious.

Pope Francis has stepped up his pleas for negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine.

Francis told the public in St. Peter's Square on Sunday that "this cruel and senseless war" continues after more than a month, representing "a defeat for all."

He lamented that parents are burying their children, and "the powerful decide and the poor die." Once again, he didn't cite Russia by name as the aggressor.