Pope deplores lack of ‘progress towards peace’ in Gaza

Pope Francis takes part in an interreligious meeting with young people at the Catholic Junior College in Singapore on September 13, 2024. (Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Pope Francis takes part in an interreligious meeting with young people at the Catholic Junior College in Singapore on September 13, 2024. (Tiziana FABI / AFP)

Pope Francis deplores a lack of progress in negotiations to end the war in Gaza.

“Forgive me for saying so but I don’t see any progress being made towards peace,” says the 87-year-old pope, speaking to journalists aboard the papal plane on his return to Rome from Singapore.

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