Pope, opening Kazakh visit, blasts ‘senseless’ Ukraine war

Pope Francis greets the journalists onboard the papal plane on the occasion of his three-day pastoral visit to Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022. Pope Francis begins a 3-day visit to the majority-Muslim former Soviet republic to minister to its tiny Catholic community and participate in a Kazakh-sponsored conference of world religious leaders. (Filippi Monteforte, Pool via AP)