PRAYER IN SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE, INTOLERANCE, SUFFERING

VATICAN CITY, 5 DEC 2010 (VIS) - After praying the Angelus, Benedict XVI asked for prayer during this Advent season "for all the situations of violence, intolerance, and suffering in the world, so that the Coming of Jesus might bring consolation, reconciliation, and peace".

    "I am thinking," the Pope said, "of the many difficult situations such as the continued attacks taking place in Iraq against Christians and Muslims, the confrontations in Egypt that have left dead and wounded, the victims of drug traffickers and criminals, as well as the hostages from Eritrea and other nationalities who have been taken in the Sinai desert. Respect for the rights of all is a requisite for civil coexistence. May this, our prayer to the Lord and our solidarity," he concluded, "bring hope to those who are suffering".
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