VATICAN CITY — The injury and death of so many innocent people, especially children, caused by escalating violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip is
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Holy Land, says death of children unacceptable Palestinians evacuate a body from the site of Israeli strikes in Gaza City May 17, 2021. CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters Pope Francis appeals for peace in Holy Land, says death of children unacceptable By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service May 17, 2021
VATICAN CITY The injury and death of so many innocent people, especially children, caused by escalating violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip is terrible and unacceptable, putting the area at risk of sinking into a spiral of death and destruction, Pope Francis said.
The pope launched an appeal for calm and asked leaders of both sides to put a stop to the roar of weapons and to follow the paths of peace, even with the help of the international community, he said May 16 after reciting the Regina Coeli prayer with hundreds of people in St. Peter s Square.
Speaking after the recitation of the Regina Coeli May 16, the pope expressed alarm at the Israel-Gaza conflict which has left more than 100 people dead, many of them children.
He said: In these days, violent armed clashes between the Gaza Strip and Israel have taken hold, and risk degenerating into a spiral of death and destruction. Numerous people have been injured, and many innocents have died. Among them there are also children, and this is terrible and unacceptable. Their death is a sign that one does not want to build the future, but wants to destroy it.
The pope also lamented intercommunal violence involving Jews and Arabs within Israel.
Palestinian Suzy Eshkuntana, 6, is treated by a medic at a hospital after being pulled from the rubble of a building during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City May 16, 2021. (CNS photo/Reuters/Mohammed Salem)
Vatican City The injury and death of so many innocent people, especially children, caused by escalating violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip is terrible and unacceptable, putting the area at risk of sinking into a spiral of death and destruction, Pope Francis said.
The pope launched an appeal for calm and asked leaders of both sides to put a stop to the roar of weapons and to follow the paths of peace, even with the help of the international community, he said May 16 after reciting the Regina Coeli prayer with hundreds of people in St. Peter s Square.
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