People's lives are always above any interests those who are attuned to war, said Pope Francis, speaking about the conflicts in the middle East, Africa and Ukraine.

"Not only in the case of religious or cultural persecution, but in each conflict, as in Ukraine, in the Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, Libya, South Sudan, the Great lakes region (Africa - ed.), the real citizens have more importance than the desires of the supporters of war, as if they were legitimate," said Pope Francis from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly.

"in wars and conflicts citizens - brothers and sisters, boys and girls, children and old people moan, suffer and die. People do Not pay attention, as long as we are busy preparing a list of questions, strategies and the division, " showed the Pontiff.

Dad spoke at the UN, in Spanish. Francis became the fourth head of the Roman Catholic Church, visited the headquarters of the world Organization in new York.

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