Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Pope Renews Call for Peace in Syria's Civil War; "Those Bombing Civilians Accountable to God"

Pope Francis today (September 28, 2016) said those bombing civilians in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo will be "accountable to God" for their actions, as he renewed his appeals for peace amid an intensifying civil war in that country, according to the Religion News website.

Also today, the pontiff asked a Catholic charity to auction the cars used on a recent trip to Poland and use the proceeds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

The pope's emotional appeal for peace in Syria -- now in its sixth year of a civil war that has resulted in over 300,000 deaths -- came during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, in which he voiced his heartfelt support and prayers for the people of Aleppo.

The pope expressed his "deep sorrow and concern for what is happening in that battered city, where children, the elderly, the sick, young and old are all dying" among air and ground offensive -- including bombing of hospitals -- by the Syrian government.

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