'What have kids got to do with war?' - pope

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 30 - Pope Francis wrapped up his general audience at St Peter's square on Wednesday with a new appeal for peace saying children and families are the "first victims" of war.
    "We pray for peace.
    "War grows, we are thinking about countries that suffer a lot: martyred Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Myanmar, North Kivu and many countries at war.
    "Peace is a gift of the Spirit", noted the pontiff.
    "War is always, always, always a defeat", stressed the pope, adding in his address: "What have children got to do with war? Families are the first victims". (ANSA).