Pope Francis prays for the Koreas and Syria

Pope Francis prayed for peace in the Korean peninsula in his first Urbi et Orbi (To the City of Rome and to the World) message on Easter Sunday.
Delivering his speech to some 250,000 people from Vatican City, the Pope said, “Peace in Asia, above all on the Korean peninsula: may disagreements be overcome and a renewed spirit of reconciliation grow.”
On Saturday, North Korea declared war against South Korea, increasing military tensions on the peninsula. The Pope also prayed for peace in Syria, Israel and Palestine, Iraq, Mali, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic. He also prayed for victims of human trafficking, drug trafficking, and natural and man-made disasters.
The first Latin American pope, who has stressed love for the poor and the whole of creation, added: “Take back to your homes, families, and countries the message of joy and hope that every year, our Lord, who is victorious over death and sin, brings to all of us. And take this message to the weakest, especially.”

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