“The right to freedom of opinion, to freedom of conscience, to freedom of religion, and even to life is being restricted in the name of other so-called new rights,” the pontiff said.
In Pope Leo’s first New Year address as pontiff, he criticised the growing use of military force—warning that international law and diplomacy are being sidelined.
Switzerland prepares for a national day of mourning, as authorities say many of those killed were teenagers and students—and prosecutors investigate possible negligence.
Meanwhile, the Christian population has fallen from roughly 20% in 1915 to less than 0.3% today as a result of violence and state policies aimed at creating a homogenous Sunni Turkish-Muslim nation.
