From the Office of Paul Welch
Office of Social Action Ministry
Stop war from spreading throughout Middle East, Pope says in message
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Let us all look to the future with the eyes of children & he said. They do not ask who is the
enemy to be destroyed, but who are the friends with whom they can play. They need homes, parks and schools, not tombs and mass graves.” Pope Francis again called for & an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, where a humanitarian catastrophe is ongoing. May aid be allowed to reach the Palestinian people who are suffering greatly," & and he repeated his call for Hamas to release the hostages kidnapped in Israel in October.