Pope urges use of 'weapons of love' in Easter Mass

Pope Francis
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In his Easter Sunday Mass, Pope Francis called on the need for "weapons of love" in light of the recent terrorist attack in Belgium and others worldwide, Reuters reports.

"May [Jesus] draw us closer on this Easter feast to the victims of terrorism, that blind and brutal form of violence which continues to shed blood in different parts of the world," he said from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.