Speaking before the recitation of the Regina Coeli prayer after Holy Mass in Venice on Sunday, the Pope thanked the Patriarch of Venice and all those who worked to make his half-day visit to the lagoon city possible and invoked the intercession of the Virgin Mary for the many situations of suffering in the world.
Source: Vaticannews
And as he always does, the Holy Father turned his thoughts and prayers to other countries and peoples affected by conflict.
“I am thinking of “the tormented Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, the Rohingya and so many peoples suffering from war and violence,” he said.
May the God of peace enlighten hearts so that the will for dialogue and reconciliation may grow in all.