POPE MAKES APPEAL FOR PEACE

VATICAN CITY, SEP 18, 2002 (VIS) - At the end of the general audience, John Paul II made an appeal for peace once again upon having received news about Iraq:

"In the last few days, after the winds of war threatened to upset the entire region of the Middle East, I have received the good news of the possibility of Iraq's collaboration once again with the international community. I urge you to continue to pray that the Lord enlightens the leaders of nations, opens up and sustains attitudes of good will and leads humanity, afflicted by so many evils, toward co-existence free from war and violence".

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