The head of the Catholic Church called for peace "beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria" and extending to the entire Middle East, the Korean peninsula and parts of Africa affected by "hunger, endemic conflicts and terrorism".
Mkuu wa Kanisa Katoliki alitoa wito wa kuwepo kwa amani "kuanzia nchi pendwa na yenye subira ya Syria" na kuenea hadi Mashariki ya Kati nzima, rasi ya Korea na sehemu za Afrika zilizoathiriwa na "njaa, migogoro na ugaidi".