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The most recent appeal represents continuity with his predecessors, especially Pope St. John Paul II, who was anything but reticent in expressing his sympathy toward the Palestinian cause.
As the war in Gaza passed the six-month mark with no sign of abatement amid escalating Middle East tensions, Pope Francis continues to stand center stage in calling for an immediate cease-fire and deploring the carnage of the conflict, which has reportedly left more than 33,000 Palestinian civilians dead.
On Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis addressed Iran’s missile attack Saturday against Israel.
“I follow in prayer and with concern, even pain, the news that has arrived in the last few hours on the worsening of the situation in Israel due to the intervention by Iran,” the Pope said.
“I make a heartfelt appeal to stop any action that could fuel a spiral of violence with the risk of dragging the Middle East into an even greater conflict of war. No one should threaten the existence of others,” he added.
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As the war in Gaza passed the six-month mark with no sign of abatement amid escalating Middle East tensions, Pope Francis continues to stand center stage in calling for an immediate cease-fire and deploring the carnage of the conflict, which has reportedly left more than 33,000 Palestinian civilians dead.
On Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis addressed Iran’s missile attack Saturday against Israel.
“I follow in prayer and with concern, even pain, the news that has arrived in the last few hours on the worsening of the situation in Israel due to the intervention by Iran,” the Pope said.
“I make a heartfelt appeal to stop any action that could fuel a spiral of violence with the risk of dragging the Middle East into an even greater conflict of war. No one should threaten the existence of others,” he added.
Continued below.
Vatican Support for a Two-State Solution Started Long Before Pope Francis
The most recent appeal represents continuity with his predecessors, especially Pope St. John Paul II, who was anything but reticent in expressing his sympathy toward the Palestinian cause.
