Rome, 15 Aug. (LaPresse) – From Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV entrusted to Mary the peoples weighed down by wars, persecutions and tragedies. At the Angelus on the Feast of the Assumption, the Pope asked for comfort, intercession and hope for those who are suffering. “Those communities that are in particular need of consolation and of continuing to hope. I am thinking of our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, which is also, par excellence, the land of Mary. I am thinking of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, both bound by filial devotion to the Holy Mother of God. I am thinking of Christians who suffer discrimination or even persecution.” Finally, the Pontiff turned his thoughts to Colombia, struck by an earthquake, offering a prayer for the victims and for those who will have to rebuild.
Pope: ‘I continue to pray for Ukraine, Russia, Colombia and the Holy Land’
Rome, 15 Aug. (LaPresse) – From Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV entrusted to Mary the peoples weighed down by wars, persecutions and tragedies. At the Angelus on the Feast of the Assumption, the Pope asked for comfort, intercession and hope for those who are suffering. “Those communities that are in particular need of consolation and of continuing to hope. I am thinking of our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, which is also, par excellence, the land of Mary. I am thinking of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, both bound by filial devotion to the Holy Mother of God. I am thinking of Christians who suffer discrimination or even persecution.” Finally, the Pontiff turned his thoughts to Colombia, struck by an earthquake, offering a prayer for the victims and for those who will have to rebuild.