Pope Francis denounces ‘immense waste’, calls for end to conflict

Pope Francis, in his Easter address before a huge crowd, denounced the “immense wastefulness” in the world while many go hungry and called for an end to conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and Africa.

“We ask you, Lord Jesus, to put an end to all war and every conflict, whether great or small, ancient or recent,” he said in his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message.

Francis celebrated a Mass to an overflowing crowd of at least 150,000 in St. Peter’s Square and beyond.