"I therefore encourage the rulers of countries with a Christian tradition to set a good example by cancelling or reducing as much as possible the debts of the poorest countries," said Pope Francis.

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Graffiti, produced by an inmate of an ancient Roman prison in Corinth, Greece, contained a chilling message for captors.