Pope Francis prays by the gravestones of the 100,000 Italian soldiers who gave their lives in World War I A "piecemeal" World War III may have already begun with the current spate of crimes, massacres and destruction, Pope Francis has warned. He was speaking during a visit to Italy's largest military cemetery, where he was commemorating the centenary of World War I. "War is madness," the Pope said
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