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Sep 08, 2013
Capitals, (SANA) _Pope Francis on Sunday repeated his appeal for peace in Syria, blasting the ''commercial wars'' for selling weapons to which he attributed the sad events rocking the country.
The Pope's comments came hours after he addressed an estimated 100,000 people in St Peter's Square in a day of fasting and prayer aimed at encouraging peace in Syria.
"The war against evil means saying no to violence in all its forms, saying no to the proliferation of arms and the illegal trade in arms,'' the Pope pointed out.
"There is always the doubt whether these wars here or there are wars for real problems or wars to sell arms," he said.
"The violence and devastation in Syria should stop immediately and we should work with renewed commitment for a just solution,'' the Pope added.
Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square for a Syria peace vigil late Saturday in the Vatican, answering Pope Francis' call for a cry for peace that was echoed by peace supporters around the world.
Syrian community in Cuba, Cubans hold prayers for peace in Syria
In response to the call of the Pope of Vatican for peace in Syria, crowds of Syrians and foreigners held a prayer in St Augustine Church in Havana for peace in the country.
Patriarch Carlos Manuel de Cespedes called upon all forces in the world to join efforts as to restore peace to Syria and prevent wars that would only bring more killing and destruction.
He said that the wars that were perpetrated by the US have always caused more chaos and destruction, stressing that the US aggression on Syria aims at protecting Israel's security in the Arab region.
He stressed that the majority of the world's countries support the political solution to the crisis in Syria, expressing gratitude for the stances of the countries that are working for peace to prevail and war to stop.
Millions of persons held prayers worldwide in response to the Pope of Vatican's call for prayers for peace in Syria.
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