Pope appeals for release of 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria vaticannews.va

Speaking at the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis forcefully condemned the “vile kidnapping of 317 girls” in Nigeria’s Zamfara State.

He invited everyone to pray for them, so that they might return home soon.

“I am near to their families and to them,” said the Pope. “Let us pray that Our Lady might keep them safe.”

And he led the faithful in the recitation of the Hail Mary…

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