Pope Francis spoke at an interfaith conference in Kazakhstan. Amid Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, the pope told faith leaders, including the Russian Orthodox hierarchy, that God should never 鈥渂e held hostage to the human thirst for power鈥� and religion should never be used to justify the 鈥渆vil鈥� of war.
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