In his “Urbi et Orbi” (“to the city and the world”) message, the pope asked for prayers for Syria; the Holy Land, Yemen and the Middle East; Africa; North and South Korea; Ukraine; and Venezuela.
The pope also prayed for children who "grow up without hope, lacking education and health care" and elderly people "who are cast off by a selfish culture," according to Catholic news site Crux.
In ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message Pope calls for wounds to be healed in South Sudan + Democratic Republic of Congo and for hearts to be opened to ‘dialogue and mutual understanding’ #Easter pic.twitter.com/lbEUpWNoUW
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#PopeFrancis also encourages talks ‘on the Korean peninsula’ hoping they will advance ‘harmony and peace
— Christopher Lamb (@ctrlamb) April 1, 2018
And he calls for an end to ‘selfish culture that ostracises those who are not productive’ including the elderly #Easter
— Christopher Lamb (@ctrlamb) April 1, 2018
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