Pope prays for peace, end to suffering of civilians - Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday invited the faithful to pray "for peace" in the Democratic Republic of Congo, "as well as in the martyred Ukraine and in the Holy Land" The pope also expressed his support for Haitians amid a new upsurge of violence in the Caribbean country.
Francis expressed his closeness to "our Muslim brothers and sisters" at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.