Pope appeals for peace in Ethiopia and Libya vaticannews.va
Pope Francis said he is following with concern the news regarding an escalation of violence in Ethiopia and appealed to authorities there to “reject the temptation of armed conflict.”
Speaking after the recitation of the Angelus Prayer, the Pope invited all Ethiopians “to prayer and to the fraternal respect for dialogue and the peaceful resolution of discord.”
The Pope’s appeal comes as the United Nations warned that nine million people risk displacement from the escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. UN observers today also said the government's declaration of a state of emergency was blocking food and other aid…
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