Pontiff uses first address of modern year to call for a just and more fraternal world in face of ‘torrent of misery’Pope Francis has urged people to combat the “torrent” of misery,injustice and violence in the world by overcoming all indifference to the many who are suffering. Security was tight for the pontiff’s first address of the modern year on Friday, with police checking the bags of people blocks absent from St Peter’s Square and approximately 10000 people passing through airport-style screening to get into St Peter’s Basilica and hear him celebrate mass. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com