Pope Francis reiterated his appeal for
peace in the world's war zones, saying he was thinking of the
children recently killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza in
particular, during his Angelus address on All Saints Day on
Friday.
"Let us pray for the tormented Ukraine, let us pray for
Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar, South Sudan and for all
peoples suffering from wars," the 87-year-old Argentine pontiff
said.
"Brothers and sisters, war is always a defeat, always.
"And it is despicable because it is the triumph of lies, of
falsehood.
"One seeks the maximum interest for oneself and the maximum
damage for the adversary by trampling on human lives, the
environment, infrastructure, everything, and everything
disguised with lies.
"The innocent suffer: I am thinking of the 153 women and
children massacred in the last few days in Gaza".
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