Pope calls for peace in Syria and helping its people

06/06/2013. Peace for Syria, peace for the entire Middle East, insisted the Pope Francis to Catholic humanitarian organizations working in the region, met in the Vatican under the patronage of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. Pope Francis noted the intentions of the international community to promote a dialogue for peace.


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