Pope Francis made a strong call to the regions suffering from war in the world and expressed: “Do not suffocate the word of the God of Peace but let it be the future of the Holy Land, the Middle East and the entire world! War is a defeat!”
At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, the Holy Father stated that he follows “with great concern what is happening in the Middle East and I hope that the conflict, already terribly bloody and violent, does not spread.” even more”.
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“I pray for all the victims, in particular for the innocent children, and I express my closeness to the Druze community of the Holy Land and the populations of Palestine, Israel and Lebanon,” said the Pope, also encouraging that “we do not forget Myanmar.”
“Let us have the courage to resume dialogue so that the fire in Gaza and on all fronts immediately ceases, the hostages are released and the populations are helped with humanitarian aid,” he encouraged, specifying that “the attacks, even targeted ones, and murders can never be a solution. “They do not help to walk the path of justice, the path of peace, but they generate even more hatred and revenge.”
David Ramos
Graduated in Communication Sciences from the Universidad Privada del Norte in Trujillo, Peru. With more than 12 years of experience in Catholic journalism working at ACI Prensa, I have been based in Mexico since 2018. I have covered Pope Francis’ trips to Ecuador, Paraguay, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Panama.