Pope Francis has arrived in Portugal for a major youth festival. But Portugal's investigations into past abuse of minors overshadowed his visit. He told clergy a "humble and ongoing purification" was needed.
We are sailing amid storms on the ocean of history, and we sense the need for courageous courses of peace, he said in an address today at Lisbon s Belem Cultural Centre.
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Europe to find "courageous courses of peace" to end the war in Ukraine as he opened a five-day visit to Portugal for a major Catholic youth festival. The 86-year-old pontiff has repeatedly called for peace in Ukraine and has sought to play a mediating role, though his efforts have yet to yield results and he has faced criticism for failing to blame Russia for the war. "W.
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