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In the preface to a book published on April 14, 2022, by the Vatican Publishing House, Pope Francis delivers a renewed cry against war, which he calls a "defeat of politics" and a "shameful surrender in the face of the forces of evil."
"Hate, before it is too late, must be eradicated from hearts," he urges, alluding to the calamity of a possible nuclear war in Europe, in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The 192-page book in Italian, titled Contro la Guerra: Il Coraggio di Constuire la Pace, (Against War: The Courage to Build Peace), gathers the main texts of the Head of the Catholic Church on the subject of war.
Towards a World War III
But it's not inevitable!
Read the whole text here, in a translation provided by Vatican News.
