Pope again calls for peace in first major television studio interview

Rome [Italy], June 5: Pope Francis has again appealed for peace and spoken out against war in his first appearance in a major television studio on Sunday. "It is a story as old as humanity: With peace you always win, maybe a little, but you win; With war, you lose everything. Everything! And so-called gains are losses," the head of the Catholic Church said on Sunday in the TV show "A SuaImmagine" (In His Image) on the Italian channel Rai 1. There is a "joy in tormenting," he said, referring to wars and conflicts.
It was the pontiff's first appearance in a large television studio, as he answered a question from presenter Lorenza Bianchetti.TV interviews have so far been conducted by Francis either from the Vatican or via video link. The popular Catholic TV programme is traditionally broadcast on Sundays before the Pope's Angelus prayer.
Source: Qatar Tribune