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November 19, 2015

Pray for peace, weep for world at war, Pope says

Protesters react to police officers firing shots toward them during an anti-government demonstration in late May in Bujumbura, Burundi. A Catholic aid worker in Burundi has said he believes "outright conflict" could still be avoided if the small East African country's rulers heed church appeals for dialogue and compromise.

VATICAN CITY - "Jesus wept." Pope Francis opened his morning homily with those words as he spoke about the wars and violence engulfing numerous parts of the world.

Published in Vatican