They must also act to alleviate the suffering of the people of Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian enclave, they said
Pope expresses closeness to world's Muslims after Hajj stampede
Pope Francis expressed "closeness" with the world's Muslims on Thursday after more than 700 pilgrims were killed in a stampede outside the Islamic holy city of Makkah in the worst disaster to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage in a quarter century.
Published : 25 Sept 2015, 03:32 AM
Updated : 25 Sept 2015, 03:38 AM
Speaking during a packed evening prayer service at New York's St Patrick's Cathedral, the Argentine pope said he wanted to express "my sentiments of closeness in the face of the tragedy that their people suffered today in Makkah."
"In this moment of prayer, I unite myself with you all in prayer to God, our father, all powerful and merciful," Francis added.
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