The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 9, 2013 Pope Francis: War a "Defeat for Humanity" ------------------------------------------ Protests against U.S. military action in Syria also continue globally. On Saturday, an estimated crowd of 100,000 people filled the Vatican's St. Peter's Square for a peace vigil. Addressing the crowd, Pope Francis called war a "defeat for humanity." .