Pope Francis confronts a piece of his own family history on Saturday
when he visits a World War I memorial built amid battlefields where his
grandfather fought in a fierce Italian offensive against the
Austro-Hungarian empire — surviving to impress upon the future pope the
horrors of war. Francis’ aim in recalling those
who died in the Great War that broke out 100 years ago is to honor the
victims of all wars, and it comes at a time when his calls for …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
