Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there “does not spare the defenseless”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, and other leaders have called for an independent investigation into the bloodshed. He spoke a day after the Syrian army command said it had regained most of the towns and villages in eastern Ghouta. Francis called for international assistance for Venezuela, so that more people would not have to abandon their homeland because of the economic and political crisis. Francis, celebrating his sixth Easter as Roman Catholic leader since his election in 2013, urged his listeners to work for an end to the “so many acts of injustice” in the world.

Source: Egypt Independent April 01, 2018 10:30 UTC