Pope prays for victims of
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
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| Pope Francis at the Sunday Angelus. (Vatican Media) |
Pope Francis remembers the victims of the shooting at the
Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh.
By Christopher Wells
At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis expressed his
closeness to the city of Pittsburgh, USA, and especially to the Jewish
community there.
Eleven people were killed, and several others were wounded,
on in a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the neighbourhood of Squirrel
Hill. A suspect was taken into custody after the attack.
In his remarks at the Angelus, Pope Francis prayed that “the
Most High might welcome into His peace those who have died; comfort their
families; and sustain those who were wounded.”
In reality, he said, “we are all wounded by this inhuman act
of violence.” Pope Francis prayed that the Lord might “help us to extinguish
the hotbeds of hatred that are developing in our societies, strengthening the
sense of humanity, respect for life, moral and civil values, and the holy fear
of God, who is Love and the Father of all.”
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