Pope Francis addresses the seventieth session of the United Nations Basic Meeting on September 25, 2015 at United Nations Headquarters in New York Metropolis.
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Pope Francis addresses the seventieth session of the United Nations Basic Meeting on September 25, 2015 at United Nations Headquarters in New York Metropolis.
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Not like every other spiritual chief around the globe, the chief of the world’s one billion Catholics can be the chief of a sovereign nation. And Pope Francis hasn’t been shy about utilizing that political energy.
He is pushed for an finish to the wars between Hamas and Israel, and Russia and Ukraine.
And he is repeatedly tried to level the world’s consideration to 2 ongoing challenges: immigration and local weather change.
A lot of the world has spent the final two weeks centered on Pope Francis’ well being. And the explanation why has as a lot to do with the truth that he is a robust geopolitical power because it does with the actual fact he is a key spiritual determine.
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This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam. It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Eric McDaniel.
