Pope Francis is praying God convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction.
At the conclusion of his weekly General Audience, the Pope recalled the victims of terrorist attacks that took place in Syria on Monday, and exhorted «everyone to pray to the merciful Father, to pray to the Madonna, that [God] might give eternal rest to the victims, and consolation to their families.”
The Holy Father also prayed that God «might convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction.” Francis then invited those gathered to say the Hail Mary.
According to state media, in the cities of Jableh and Tartous on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, bombs killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200 in the government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in the cities, which, up to now, remained relatively untouched during this civil war now in its sixth year. Yesterday, in Syria, funerals for the victims began.
