Pope Francis appeals for peace, reconciliation in
Venezuela
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis appealed for peace and
reconciliation in Venezuela on Sunday.
Addressing pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s
Square to pray the traditional noonday Angeluswith him on Sunday,
the Holy Father renewed his call for prayerful solidarity with the people of
Venezuela, just a few days ahead of the nation’s Independence Day on July 5th.
“I promise my own prayers for this beloved nation
[Venezuela] and express my closeness to the families who have lost their
children in the streets,” Pope Francis said, referring to the often violent –
protests in the country that began in March in the wake of a constitutional
crisis and subsequent political stalemate that has yet to be broken.
Nearly one hundred people have been killed in the ongoing
civil unrest.
“I call for end to violence and a peaceful and democratic
solution to the crisis,” the Holy Father said, before imploring the
intercession of Our Lady of Coromoto – Patroness of Venezuela – and leading the
faithful gathered beneath the window of the Papal apartments in the recitation
of the Hail Mary.
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