Pope makes peace appeal at seafront Mass in Beirut September 16, 2012 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hundreds of thousands of worshippers have attended a seafront Mass in Beirut on the concluding day of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Lebanon, according to BBC News. The Pope appealed for leaders in the Middle East to work for peace and reconciliation and urged those at the service to "be peacemakers". He also renewed his call for a end to the violence in neighboring Syria. The Pope's visit has also coincided with anti-US protests across the region over a film deemed insulting to Islam. It is the first papal trip to Lebanon since John Paul II went there in 1997. An estimated 350,000 worshippers gathered for the waterfront Mass. They waved flags and cheered as the Pope made his way through the crowd in his bullet-proof popemobile. During the service, he urged Christians throughout the Middle East to do their part to end "the grim trail of death and destruction" in the region. Calling again for peace in Syria, he said: "I appeal to the Arab countries, that, as brothers, they might propose workable solutions respecting the dignity, the rights and the religion of every human person." Partner news  Top stories Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed.   Partner news |  Latest news "The Fades" actor to star in Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster"  Centered around a landscape of a disappearing city, the film follows a single mother who finds herself in a gloomy fantasy underworld.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland.Angelina Jolie to play her mother in biopic? Marcheline Bertrand, who died from ovarian cancer in 2007 aged just 56, like her daughter devoted herself to humanitarian causes. |
