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Vatican: 100,000 attend Syria peace vigil

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 04:37 PM PDT

People hold Syrian flags and signs against a possible attack to Syria, prior to the start of a vigil for peace attended by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Tens of thousands of people have answered Pope Francis' call and massed in St. Peter's Square for a 4-hour-long prayer vigil for peace in Syria. It was believed to be one of the first, and certainly the largest popular rally in the West against U.S.-led plans to strike Syria following the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square for a four-hour Syria peace vigil late Saturday, answering Pope Francis' call for a grassroots cry for peace that was echoed by Christians and non-Christians alike in Syria and in vigils around the world.


Pope, in Syria peace appeal, calls for end to spiral of death

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 04:28 PM PDT

Pope Francis attends a prayer calling for peace in Syria, in Saint Peter's square at the VaticanBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A sombre-looking Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal before 100,000 people on Saturday to avert a widening of Syria's conflict, urging world leaders to pull humanity out of a "spiral of sorrow and death". Francis, who two days ago branded a military solution in Syria "a futile pursuit", led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in a global day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria, the Middle East and the world. ...


Syrian Christians heed Pope's call to pray for peace

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Syrian women attend mass in the Catholic Patriarchate in DamascusDAMASCUS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian Christians gathered in Damascus on Saturday to pray for peace and protest against possible U.S. military intervention, responding to a call by Pope Francis for a day of prayer and fasting. During a six-hour service at the al-Zeitouna Church, an ornate Roman Catholic cathedral in the capital's ancient quarter, Syrian-born Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham appealed to Christians to stay in Syria despite the war. ...


Pope leads world prayers for peace in Syria

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Pope Francis presides over a mass vigil for prayer for peace in Syria at the Vatican, on September 7, 2013Pope Francis called for reconciliation in Syria on Saturday as he led a mass peace vigil on St Peter's square and millions of Catholics worldwide were joined by other faiths in a day of fasting and prayer.


Tens of thousands in Syria peace vigil at Vatican

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 11:35 AM PDT

People hold Syrian flags and signs against a possible attack to Syria, prior to the start of a vigil for peace attended by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Tens of thousands of people have answered Pope Francis' call and massed in St. Peter's Square for a 4-hour-long prayer vigil for peace in Syria. It was believed to be one of the first, and certainly the largest popular rally in the West against U.S.-led plans to strike Syria following the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people answered Pope Francis' call for a four-hour Syria peace vigil in St. Peter's Square late Saturday, joining Christians and non-Christians alike in similar vigils around the world.


Lebanon churches join Vatican Syria prayer vigil

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 06:53 AM PDT

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai is greeted by supporters as he arrives in Damascus, on February 10, 2013Churches across Lebanon are to heed a Vatican call on Saturday night for a prayer vigil for peace in Syria and against armed intervention in the country's conflict.


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