Following the Marian prayer on the first Sunday in October, Pope Francis expressed his apprehension and pain for what is happening in Israel where, he says, "violence has exploded even more fiercely, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries". "I express my closeness to the families of the victims, I pray for them and for all those who are experiencing hours of terror and anguish," the Holy Father said. "Please stop the attacks and the weapons and understand that terrorism and war lead to no solution, but only to the death and suffering of so many innocent people".
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