The strength to negotiate to achieve a peace that the world increasingly needs. This is what Pope Francis asks, with God's intercession, of the international community and those with political responsibility, at the end of the Regina Caeli. "May our prayer for peace, a just and lasting peace, not fail, especially for the tormented Ukraine and for Palestine and Israel. May the Spirit of the risen Lord enlighten and sustain those who work to decrease tension and foster gestures that make negotiations possible. May the Lord give the leaders the ability to pause a little to negotiate”. The Pope also recalled the 45 victims of the March 28 road accident in South Africa, when a bus carrying Christian pilgrims, coming from Botswana and headed to the South African city of Moria for an Easter celebration, went off the road and plunged into a ravine in the northern province of Limpopo - about 400 kilometers from Johannesburg. All the passengers died except for an eight-year-old girl who was saved and is out of danger. "We pray for them and their families," the Pontiff said.
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