Pope calls for stability, peace in Syria

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 11 - Pope Francis said at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday that he hoped a political solution could be reached in Syria after the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad's regime, promoting stability and unity in the country.
    "I am following what is going on in Syria at this delicate time in its history", the pontiff noted.
    "I hope a political solution is reached, without further conflicts and divisions, to responsibly promote the country's stability and unity".
    The pope also said he would pray for "the Syrian people to be able to live in peace and security in their beloved land".
    He then called for different religions to be able "to walk together in friendship and reciprocal respect for the good of that nation afflicted by war for many years". (ANSA).