Pope appeals for peace in the Middle East and calls for release of hostages | ABS-CBN News

Pope Francis appealed on Sunday (September 15) for peace in the Middle East and the release of hostages, during his first Angelus prayer since returning from a 12-day trip across Asia and Oceania. "We must not forget the wars that bloody the world," the pontiff said, mentioning Ukraine, Myanmar, and the Middle East in particular. The pope commemorated Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American-Israeli who was found dead in Gaza on Sept. 1 along with five other hostages, and expressed his solidarity with his mother Rachel. The pope also prayed for the people of Vietnam and Myanmar, "who are suffering from the floods caused by a violent typhoon." Pope Francis returned to Rome on Friday (September 13), after a demanding trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore, in which he urged action on climate change, pressed for interfaith dialogue, and reinforced the Catholic Church's presence in a region where it is a small minority. (Production: Matteo Negri) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #PopeFrancis #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews