Pope says terrorism casts bloodstain over world, condemns Istanbul attack
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged leaders to work together to fight the "plague of terrorism", saying in his New Year's address on Sunday that a bloodstain was covering the world as it started 2017. Speaking to some 50,000 people in St. Peter&039;s Square for his traditional noon address, Francis departed from his prepared text to condemn the Istanbul nightclub attack that killed at least 39 people.
