‘War is a deception, war is always a defeat,’ says Pope Francis in a private audience with Nobel Peace Prize laureates including Rappler CEO Maria Ressa
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Responding to Ressa’s promise of prayers from Filipinos, the Pope responded, “I need it, thank you!” Then, the Rappler CEO answered, “Please pray for us.”in 2021, also handed Francis a private letter in a white envelope. A 60-year-old former CNN bureau chief and former news head of ABS-CBN, Ressa is known as one of the world’s staunchest defenders of press freedom.
Muratov and Matviichuk handed the Pope a copy of the peace declaration crafted during the two-day World Meeting on Human Fraternity convened by the Vatican to forge closer brotherhood and sisterhood among different people. “We appeal to the Holy Father for his prayers for a ceasefire. We are calling for a ceasefire for all during the Olympic Games, particularly in Ukraine and Gaza,” said the version of the statement that was presented to Francis on Saturday.
“Online violence translates to real-world violence, especially when artificial intelligence is used in weapons to target and kill without human oversight. We must stop the impunity of countries and companies in this regard,” the declaration said.The Nobel Peace Prize recipients and their representatives echoed this peace declaration in their own exchanges with Francis on Saturday.
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