Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, October 2. In his remarks the Pope begged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine and also called upon Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be open to serious peace proposals. Photo: CNS Sixty years on from the Cuban Missile Crisis, Pope’s plea for cool heads is timely, writes David Quinn It is 60 years ago this month since the Cuban missile crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Older readers will remember the events of those fateful few weeks well. When the Cold…
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