To robust applause from the gathered faithful, Pope Francis called Sunday for a day of prayer and fasting over the violence in Syria. Devoting the totality of his weekly remarks in St. Peter’s Square to the civil war in Syria, Francis invited “all men of good will” to join with Catholics on September 7 to take part in the prayer and fast. He condemned in strong and personal terms the recent use of of chemical weapons. “I tell you that those terrible images from recent days are burned into my mind and heart,” Francis said. “There is a judgment of God and of history upon our actions which is inescapable!” CNN
