2012年9月16日星期日

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Pope makes peace appeal at open-air Mass in Beirut

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, waves to Lebanese faithful from his popemobile on arrival to held mass on the waterfront in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Sept. 16, 2012. The Pope celebrated an open-air mass for tens of thousands of pilgrims from across the Middle East, saying Christians must do their part to end the "grim trail of death and destruction" in the region. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Pope Benedict XVI made a sweeping appeal Sunday for peace in Syria and the Middle East, decrying the violence "which generates so much suffering."


Pope urges Arab leaders to work for peace in raging Middle East

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful from his Popemobile upon his arrival to conduct an open-air mass service at Beirut City Center WaterfrontBEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged Arab leaders on Sunday at a huge open-air mass in Lebanon to work for reconciliation in a Middle East riven by Syria's civil war and blazing with fury over a film mocking the Muslim Prophet Mohammad. "May God grant to your country, to Syria and to the Middle East, the gift of peaceful hearts, the silencing of weapons and the cessation of all violence," the pope said in a prayer after a mass that organizers said was attended by 350,000 people. ...


Pope leading open-air Mass in Beirut

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:17 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI stands next to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman as he waves to the crowd at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday to urge peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin." The three-day visit comes at a time of turmoil in the region — the civil war in neighboring Syria and in the aftermath of a mob attack that killed several Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air Mass Sunday for tens of thousands of pilgrims from across the Middle East in the major public event of his three-day visit to Lebanon to press for peace and reconciliation between Christians and Muslims.


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