Pope Leads Crowd in Silent Prayer for Brussels Attacks Dead

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for "unanimous condemnation'' of extremist attacks in Brussels and elsewhere and urged prayers to convert hearts "blinded by cruel fundamentalism.'' At the end of his weekly public audience, the pontiff led thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in silent prayer for the victims of the airport and metro attacks a day earlier in the Belgian capital. He told the crowd that he assured the "dear Belgian people''...

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