Divert weapons funding to research to prevent next pandemic, pope says

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Pope Francis on Saturday urged politicians to divert funds spent on weapons to research to prevent another pandemic, as he led the largest ...

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Pope Francis leads Holy Rosary prayer in Vatican gardens, at the Vatican May 30, 2020. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERSShare this contentVATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday urged politicians to divert funds spent on weapons to research to prevent another pandemic, as he led the largest gathering in the Vatican in nearly three months.

Among those who prayed were Italian doctors, nurses, and ambulance drivers, as well as people who had recovered from coronavirus or lost family members. More than 33,000 have died in Italy. In his closing prayer, Francis said national leaders should take a far-sighted attitude, helping the most needy now and putting in place long-term economic and social solutions.He prayed that the Madonna would"touch consciences so that enormous sums spent to possess more armaments and to perfect them be instead destined to the promotion of sufficient research to prevent such catastrophes in the future".

For nearly three months, Francis has led televised Masses, general audiences and Sunday addresses from inside the Vatican with no public.

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