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PRAYER IN SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE, INTOLERANCE, SUFFERING

VATICAN CITY, 5 DEC 2010 (VIS) - After praying the Angelus, Benedict XVI asked
for prayer during this Advent season "for all the situations of violence,
intolerance, and suffering in the world, so that the Coming of Jesus might
bring consolation, reconciliation, and peace".

"I am thinking," the Pope said, "of the many difficult
situations such as the
continued attacks taking place in Iraq against Christians and Muslims, the
confrontations in Egypt that have left dead and wounded, the victims of drug
traffickers and criminals, as well as the hostages from Eritrea and other
nationalities who have been taken in the Sinai desert. Respect for the rights
of all is a requisite for civil coexistence. May this, our prayer to the Lord
and our solidarity," he concluded, "bring hope to those who are
suffering".
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