Pope in Sarajevo Urges Lasting Peace

Pope Francis called on Bosnians to seek lasting ethnic and religious peace and harmony to overcome the deep divisions caused by the 1990s Balkan war. At a Mass for about 65,000 people gathered Saturday at the stadium of Sarajevo that was a symbol of ethnic and religious diversity in the former Yugoslavia, the pope recalled the suffering endured by Bosnians - refugee camps, destroyed houses and factories, displaced people and shattered lives – and said “war never again!" "War...

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