09/04/2023 –
He Pope Francisco Today during his Easter message, he showed his “concern” regarding the escalation of tension in the Middle East, while encouraging the international community to “make an effort” to end open wars in the world and asked for those who suffer “dire effects of drug trafficking, human trafficking and all forms of slavery”.
“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.” , the Pope said when giving the Urbi et Orbi blessing (to Rome and the world) this Sunday from the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica before the more than 100,000 people estimated by the Vatican.
The pontiff’s request comes following the Israeli police broke into a mosque on 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 left at least three dead and six wounded.
In a review of several of the open conflicts in the world, the Pope asked for help for “the beloved Ukrainian people on the road 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 later prayed.
The Pope also called on “the entire international community to work to put an end to this war and all the conflicts that bloody the world, beginning with Syria, which is still waiting for peace.”
This morning Francis celebrated the so-called Easter Mass on the day of the Resurrection in San Pedro Square, despite the fact that he continues to recover from bronchitis for which he was hospitalized for three days last week and that this Friday forced him to cancel his going to the Via Crucis of the Roman Coliseum.