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Pope warns that the world is one step away from a nuclear war

Pope Francis during a visit to Columbia. [Photo: Courtesy]

On Monday, Pope Francis expressed his worries  about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit”.

The comment made as he flew off for a visit to Chile and Peru, came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic in the U.S. state and highlighted the risk of possible unintended nuclear war with North Korea.

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