Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his
support for the population of Emilia Romagna hit by the flooding
and landslide emergency in which 14 people are known to have
died.
"I renew my heartfelt closeness to the people of Emilia Romagna,
who have been struck by floods in recent days," said the pope at
the Regina Caeli blessing in St Peter's Square.
He also urged the faithful not to become used to conflict and
violence.
"Let us not get used to war, please. And let us continue to
stand by the martyred people of Ukraine," said Francis.
The pope also recalled the conflict in Sudan, where fighting
between rival generals has displaced over 843,000 people inside
the country and forced almost 250,000 to flee across
international borders according to United Nations agencies.
"It is sad, but one month after the outbreak of violence in
Sudan, the situation continues to be serious," Francis said.
"While encouraging the partial agreements reached so far, I
renew a heartfelt appeal for the laying down of arms. And I ask
the international community to spare no effort to make dialogue
prevail and alleviate the suffering of the population," he
concluded.
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