Vatican City, 15 March 2015 (VIS) - “It
is with great sorrow that I have learned of the terrorist attacks on
two churches in the city of Lahore, Pakistan today, which have caused
many deaths and casualties. They are Christian churches. Christians
are persecuted. Our brothers shed blood solely because they are
Christians. While I assure my prayers for the victims and for their
families, I ask the Lord, I implore the Lord, the source of all good,
to grant the gift of peace and harmony to the country. May this
persecution of Christians, that the world seeks to conceal, come to
an end, and may there be peace”, said the Holy Father following
today's Angelus prayer.
Pope Francis also expressed his
closeness to the population of Vanuatu, in the Pacific Ocean,
devastated by a cyclone. “I pray for the deceased, for the injured,
and for those who have lost their homes”, he said, “and I give
thanks to those who have taken rapid action to bring aid and
assistance.
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