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Mosul, Iraq, Mar 7, 2021 / 02:20 am (CNA).-
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ prayer of suffrage for the victims of the war, delivered March 7, 2021, at Hosh al-Bieaa (Church square) in Mosul, Iraq.
The Holy Father introduces the prayer:
Before we pray in this city of Mosul for all the victims of war, in Iraq and in the entire Middle East, I would like to share with you these thoughts:
If God is the God of life for so he is then it is wrong for us to kill our brothers and sisters in his Name.
If God is the God of peace for so he is then it is wrong for us to wage war in his Name.