Pope
appeals for captives in Syria and opens WYD registration
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday remembered the people of
Syria caught up in the continuing conflict in the country. In particular, the
Holy Father made an urgent and heartfelt appeal for the release of Italian
Jesuit priest Father Paolo Dall'Oglio who was kidnapped in Syria almost two
years ago.
He also remembered both the Greek and Syriac Orthodox
archbishops of Aleppo, Boulos Yazigi and Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, who were
kidnapped inSyria near the Turkish border in 2013. The Holy Father
expressed the hope that with the commitment of international and local
authorities these religious would be restored to freedom.
Pope Francis made the appeal following the Angelus prayer in his
studio above St Peter’s Square where, with the clic of a button, he became the
first person to register for World Youth Day to be held next year
in in Krakow, Poland.
He opened registration for the event with two young people by
his side, telling the faithful gathered in the square below that the day would
be celebrated in the Year of Mercy, adding it would be, “in a sense, a jubilee
of youth, called to reflect on the theme "Blessed are the merciful, for
they will be shown mercy".
He then invited the youth of the world to live this pilgrimage
to Krakow, participating, he said, “in this moment of grace in their
communities.”
Pope Francis also recalled the feast of Saints Joachim e Anne,
the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of
Jesus, marked on July 26th. With that in mind the Pope had a special greeting
for all grandparents thanking them for their precious presence in the family
and for the new generation.
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