Pope Francis appealed for perseverance in praying for peace, especially in the Holy Land where the conflict is no longer “warfare,” but has become “terrorism.” “Please, let’s move toward peace. Pray for peace,” the pope said. “May the Lord help us to not keep going to the point of killing everyone.”
At the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on 22nd November, the pope reminded everyone “not to forget to persevere in prayer for those who are suffering because of wars in so many parts of the world.” He asked people to pray that the Lord would intercede and “help us to solve the problems and not be driven by passions that wind up killing everyone.”
Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, Pope Francis also encouraged people to continue to pray for peace. “The Palestinian people, the people of Israel, have the right to peace. These two fraternal peoples have the right to live in peace,” he said in Spanish in the video released on 22nd November.
“Let us pray for peace in the Holy Land. Let us pray that the difficulties resolve themselves in dialogue and negotiation and not with a mountain of dead on each side.”
Picture: The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, published on 15th November 2023, a novena of prayer for peace in the world, especially in the Holy Land and between Palestians and Israelis after Pope Francis had asked the prayer network to organize a campaign of a special prayer. (CNS photo/Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network)