“From this island of the Mediterranean, we raise a plea for peace: peace for all the lands that face this sea, especially for the Holy Land where Mary gave birth to Jesus,” said Pope Francis before the recitation of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday.
“Peace for the Holy Land where Mary gave birth to Jesus.”
Addressing the bishops, clergy and religious of the French island of Corsica where he is spending the day to participate in a Conference, celebrate Holy Mass and meet with the faithful, the Pope raised his urgent and tireless plea for the war-torn countries of the globe.
“Peace for Palestine, for Israel, for Lebanon, for Syria, for the entire Middle East! Peace in tormented Myanmar,” he prayed.
Ukraine and Russia
And raising his prayers to “the Holy Mother of God” for “the long-awaited peace for the Ukrainian people and the Russian people,” he said: “They are brothers, cousins. Let them come to an understanding! War is always a defeat. Peace to the whole world!”
“War is always a defeat. Peace to the whole world!”
Source: Dicasterium pro Communicatione
