significant refugee crisis it's faced since the second world r war, the pope also issued a strong note of solidarity with migrants and refugees calling for compassion, for people fleeing violence and conflict and calling on host nations to be generous in receiving and integrating them. the pope also in the context of a year in which terrorism has been one of the major themes around the world, denounced what he called brutal acts of terror, including the november terrorist attacks in paris. he ticked off a series of other social ills that kind of occupy his heart. he talked about child soldiers. he talked about unemployment, trafficking in human persons. in the context of a special jubilee year of mercy that he has decreed for 2016, he also issued a strong plea, a special dose of mercy, for prisoners. visiting prisoners has been one of the hallmarks of his papacy. essentially what you saw today was a pontiff who very much