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Pope Francis delivers his message during an open-air mass in front of the Italy&#8217;s largest war memorial, in Fogliano Redipuglia, northern Italy, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Pope Francis has urged the world to shed its apathy in the face of what he sees as a third world war, intoning "war is madness" during a homily at the foot of a Fascist-era World War I monument near the Slovene border. (AP Photo/Paolo Giovannini)

Pope: Global chaos looks like ‘piecemeal’ World War III

By Colleen Barry and Luca Bruno - Associated Press

Pope Francis leaves after a wedding ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. Pope Francis married 20 couples Sunday, including some who already live together and those with children, technically a sin in the eyes of the church. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope’s appointment may signal advances in new abuse office

By CNA Vatican Observer and Andrea Gagliarducci - Catholic News Agency