The tall candle, which rocked slightly in the wind on the papal windowsill, was decorated by a local craftsman from the Bab Touma quarter of Damascus in Syria and bore the photos of some 40 children, most of them from Aleppo.
Pope Francis lit a candle at the Vatican on December 2 for victims of conflicts around the world and in particular the children of war-torn Syria.
“Advent is a time of hope. Right now, my hope is for peace for the children of Syria, tormented by a war that has lasted eight years,” he said after the Angelus prayer.
“I am lighting a candle along with the many Syrian children and believers across the world who are lighting theirs,” he said, as he put match to wick in the window of the papal apartment, which overlooks Saint Peter’s Square.
“Let these flames of hope dispel the shadows of war!” the pontiff said.
The “Candles for Peace in Syria” Christmas initiative was launched Sunday by Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic charity.
The tall candle, which rocked slightly in the wind on the papal windowsill, was decorated by a local craftsman from the Bab Touma quarter of Damascus in Syria and bore the photos of some 40 children, most of them from Aleppo.
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