Pope Francis warns of the "winds of war" that are blowing "ever stronger" over Europe in his Easter message. "Peace is never built with weapons, but rather by reaching out and opening the heart," said Francis.
Pope has taken advantage - as usual - of the apostolic blessing to list the open conflicts in the world beginning "with those of Israel and Palestine", and "Ukraine". "Let us not allow the ongoing hostilities to continue seriously affecting the already exhausted civilian population, and especially children," he added.