Pope Francis: I would like peace as a gift for my anniversary

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Pope Francis, the world catholic leader, said peace would be the best gift for his anniversary.

Interviewing with “The Popecast”, a Vatican podcast, published today on the occasion of his tenth anniversary in office, he said he never imagined he would be the Pope to lead the church at the time of the Third World War.

Pope said: “Behind the wars, there is the arms industry. This is diabolical”.

He said he suffered to see young men dying and if he were to receive a gift on his anniversary, it would be peace.

He said the most beautiful moment was when he met elderly  grandparents in St Peter’s Square in 2014: “Old people are wisdom and they help me so much. I too am old, am I not?”.