I am saddened by the news of so many displaced people, so many men, women and children who are discarded by war – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his sorrow for the plight of refugees and migrants fleeing war and asked the faithful to pray for them.

“I am saddened by the news of so many displaced people, so many men, women and children who are discarded by war,” he said during the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square.

He said his thoughts go to the hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking refuge and help throughout the world, and noting that there is much in the news about them in these days, the Pope said: “Let us pray for them.”

Pope Francis’ appeal for prayers comes as hundreds of migrants are reportedly headed through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey, and thousands more are gathered on the Turkish side seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement.

epa08261864 People wearing protective face masks during the Pope Francis’ Sunday Angelus in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican City, 01 March 2020. EPA-EFE/FABIO FRUSTACI

epa08261803 Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, 01 March 2020. EPA-EFE/FABIO FRUSTACI

epa08261805 Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, 01 March 2020. EPA-EFE/FABIO FRUSTACI

Via Vatican News