Pope says sad to see schools, hospitals destroyed in war

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 27 - Pope Francis said Sunday it was sad to see schools and hospitals destroyed in war.
    "Tomorrow an important international conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent will open in Geneva, 75 years after the Geneva Convention," he said at the Angelus.
    "May this event awaken consciences so that during armed conflicts the life and dignity of people and peoples are respected, as well as the integrity of civil structures and places of worship, in compliance with international humanitarian law," the 87-year-old Argentine pontiff appealed.
    "It is sad to see how in war, in some places, hospitals and schools are destroyed," he added. (ANSA).