15/08/2006 - 5:34:19 PM
Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the “victory of peace” in the Middle East, as his special envoy led the faithful in prayers in Lebanon, where a UN-brokered ceasefire appeared to be holding today.
In the early morning, the Pope celebrated Mass in a small church in the town south-east of Rome. During his off-the-cuff homily, the pope invoked Mary, asking her to “help the victory of peace today
He told the faithful that he had sent a special envoy, French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, to a Marian sanctuary in Harissa, Lebanon, to “bring comfort and concrete solidarity to all the victims of the conflict and to pray for the great intention of peace.”
During Mass at the Lebanese shrine, Etchegaray told the faithful that “no peace established by an agreement can hold if it is not accompanied also by peace in the heart,” Vatican Radio reported.
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