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By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua McElwee KILAMBA, Angola, April 19 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of war, first at a Mass in a field outside Luanda and

LUANDA, April 19 - Pope Leo on ‌Sunday decried the ‌intensification of the war ​in Ukraine, calling "for the weapons to fall silent and ‌for the ⁠path of dialogue to be ⁠followed." The pope made the appeal after ​a Mass ​outside ​Angola's capital ‌Luanda that drew roughly 100,