'How much suffering we see in the eyes of children.'
"I appeal once again that access to humanitarian aid be ensured to Gaza, and call once more for the prompt release of the hostages seized on last October 7 and for an immediate ceasefire in the Strip," Francis said.
"How much suffering we see in the eyes of children, the children have forgotten to smile in those war zones. With their eyes, children ask us: Why? Why all this death? Why all this destruction? War is always an absurdity and a defeat," he continued, per Reuters.He recently sparked controversy byPope Francis' Easter address from St. Peter's Basilica.
The pope referred to the stone the Bible says had blocked Jesus' tomb after his crucifixion, and said "great stones" — among them human trafficking, humanitarian crises and human rights violations — "block the hopes of humanity."Francis has been hospitalized within the past year with bronchitis and after undergoing hernia surgery, and has reduced his schedule this winter due to respiratory issues.
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