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Amid Russia’s war, pope says faith cannot justify such evil

Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis waves at the end of a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis rubs his eyes as he presides over a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair after a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis arrives for a Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis, center, poses with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right front row, and religious leaders for a family photo at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Francis opened an interfaith conference in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan by challenging delegations to unite in condemning war. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Security officers on patrol walk past the gates of the Wangfujing Church, a Catholic church in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping's first trip overseas since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with a visit by Pope Francis to Kazakhstan, although the Vatican says there are no plans for them to meet. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, claps his hands to Pope Francis at the end of his speech during a meeting with authorities, civil society and diplomats at Qazaq Concert Hall in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Pope Francis begins a 3-days visit to the majority-Muslim former Soviet republic to minister to its tiny Catholic community and participate in a Kazakh-sponsored conference of world religious leaders. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis is helped stand up as he arrives at a meeting with authorities, civil society and diplomats at Qazaq Concert Hall in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Pope Francis begins a 3-days visit to the majority-Muslim former Soviet republic to minister to its tiny Catholic community and participate in a Kazakh-sponsored conference of world religious leaders. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, center, and Pope Francis, sixth from left, and other religious leaders attend the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, greets Pope Francis as he arrives at a meeting with authorities, civil society and diplomats at Qazaq Concert Hall in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Pope Francis begins a 3-days visit to the majority-Muslim former Soviet republic to minister to its tiny Catholic community and participate in a Kazakh-sponsored conference of world religious leaders. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Religious leaders arrive to attend the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions' with Pope Francis, not shown, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Pope Francis attend the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis, left, listens to Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaking at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis and other religious leaders listen to Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaking at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis attends the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis speaks at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Participants listen to Pope Francis speaking at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis, right, and Metropolitan Anthony, in charge of foreign relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, left, listen to Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yitzhak Yosef speaking at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis attends the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Francis opened an interfaith conference in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan by challenging delegations to unite in condemning war. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis and Metropolitan Anthony, in charge of foreign relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, attend the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Francis opened an interfaith conference in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan by challenging delegations to unite in condemning war. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis meets with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Baruch Lau, second from right, and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yitzhak Yosef, third from right, at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis, second from right, attends the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis and Metropolitan Anthony, in charge of foreign relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, attend the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Francis opened an interfaith conference in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan by challenging delegations to unite in condemning war. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Pope Francis meets with Metropolitan Anthony, right, in charge of foreign relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis meets with Metropolitan Anthony, right, in charge of foreign relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, at the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022. Pope Francis is on the second day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)