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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the arms industry for \u201cprofiting from death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing crowds at the Vatican for his Wednesday General Audience, the pontiff said, \u201cToday the investments that yield the most income are the factories of weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cProfiting from death is terrible,\u201d he added, according to Vatican News.<\/p>\n

Urging Catholics not to forget to pray for peace and victims of war, he reiterated: \u201cWar is always a defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then called for prayers particularly for those who are suffering from the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Palestine.<\/p>\n

Francis also highlighted the severe conditions of the Rohingya refugees in Myanmar, which faces a civil war.<\/p>\n

“Let’s ask for peace, let’s ask for true peace for these peoples and for the whole world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the arms industry for \u201cprofiting from death.\u201d Addressing crowds at the Vatican for his Wednesday General Audience, the pontiff said, \u201cToday the investments that yield the most income are the factories of weapons.\u201d \u201cProfiting from death is terrible,\u201d he added, according to Vatican News. 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