After reciting the Angelus on the 29th, the Pope urged believers to continue praying for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East just as they did on October 27th to pray for peace and observe fasting.
(Vatican News Network) After leading believers to recite the Angelus at the study window of the Apostolic Building on Sunday, October 29, Pope Francis once again issued an appeal for a ceasefire in the Holy Land. He expressed his gratitude to those who prayed, fasted and repented for peace “in many places and in different ways” on October 27. That “Pray for Peace in the World” event was announced by the Pope himself. He said, “We cannot give up, we must continue to pray for Ukraine, but also for the serious situation in Palestine and Israel, and other areas where there are wars.”
The pope’s thoughts then turned to the Gaza Strip. The situation there is becoming increasingly critical. Since the conflict broke out on October 7, about 8,000 people have died. The Pope once again called for “the release of humanitarian relief supplies and the immediate release of hostages.”
“May no one give up the possibility of a ceasefire,” the pope said. He referred to words spoken by Father Faltas, the Franciscan patron of the Holy Land, during a recent “In His Image” program on Italian television. The Pope explained that I heard Father Faltas say: “A ceasefire! A ceasefire!” “We must also ask for a ceasefire like Father Faltas did. Please end the war, because war is always a failure.”
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2023-10-30 10:23:38
