While he continues to recover from bronchitis for which he was hospitalized last week, this Sunday Pope Francis celebrated Easter Mass in Saint Peter’s Square and called end open wars and conflicts in the world.
“I express my deep concern over the attacks in recent days, which threaten the desired climate of trust and mutual respect, necessary to resume dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, so that peace reigns in the Holy City and in the entire region.” , said the Supreme Pontiff when giving the Urbi et Orbi blessing (to Rome and the world) from the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica, before the more than 100,000 people who gathered in the Vatican.
The Pope’s request came after the Israeli police broke into a mosque last Wednesday to violently evict the Muslim faithful and began a new spiral of violence in the region, for which yesterday there were attacks in Tel Aviv and the West Bank that They left at least three dead and six wounded.
Pope Francis celebrated Easter Mass this Sunday in Saint Peter’s Square and called for an end to open wars and conflicts in the world. Photo: Reuters (Vatican media).
Along these lines, Francisco reviewed various conflicts in the world and pleaded for help for “the beloved Ukrainian people on the path to peace” and that “paschal light be shed on the Russian people.”
“Comfort the wounded and those who have lost their loved ones because of the war, and make sure that the prisoners can return safely to their families,” he added.
In his message, Pope Francis also reminded the persecuted Christian communities in different countriesamong them Nicaragua, where the Government prohibited the processions for Holy Week and Easter in the midst of a strong confrontation with the Vatican.
