{"id":129383,"date":"2025-03-18T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/pope-francis-calls-for-end-to-wars-urges-disarmament"},"modified":"2025-03-26T22:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T22:06:21","slug":"pope-francis-calls-for-end-to-wars-urges-disarmament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/pope-francis-calls-for-end-to-wars-urges-disarmament","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis calls for end to wars, urges disarmament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Pope Francis has called for an end to wars and international disarmament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile war only devastates communities and the environment, without offering solutions to conflicts, diplomacy and international organizations are in need of new vitality and credibility,\u201d Francis said in response to a letter by Italian daily Corriere della Sera\u2019s editor-in-chief, the Vatican News agency reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I have already said, war appears even more absurd,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. 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