article_snippet.sent: ’s praise of martyrdom was made as Pope Francis called for governments to intervene in Syria and Iraq.
article_snippet.sent: In Pope Francis Easter address in the Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said: ‘May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries and the drama of the numerous refugees.
article_snippet.sent: Pope Francis also spoke of the suffering of the victims persecuted for being Christian.
article_snippet.sent: Pope Francis said that Christians ‘do not need to employ violence; Christians speak and act with the power of truth, beauty and love’.
article_snippet.sent: Pope Francis added: ‘We ask Jesus to lighten the sufferings of We many brothers and sisters who are persecuted for Pope Francis name, and of all those who suffer injustice as a result of ongoing conflicts and violence.
article_snippet.sent: We ask for peace, above all, for Syria and Iraq, that the roar of arms may cease and that peaceful relations may be restored among the various groups which make up those beloved countries.
article_snippet.sent: Pope Francis told the thousands gathered in the square for the Easter mass that Pope Francis prayed ‘that the present absurd bloodshed and all barbarous acts of violence may cease’.
article_snippet.sent: Pope Francis said Pope Francis also prayed for peace in Libya and the Middle East.
highlights_snippet.sent: Pope Francis called for governments to intervene in Syria and Iraq .