During Easter Mass, Pope Francis called for delays in vaccine distribution to be overcome and shared with poor countries

Pope Francis on Sunday urged the international community to commit to “overcome delays” in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and “to promote your casting “, especially in low income countries.

Francis made the request in the Easter message he delivered from inside an empty St. Peter’s Basilica. “In the spirit of ‘vaccine internationalism’, I urge the entire international community to make a joint commitment to overcome the delays in its distribution and to promote its distribution, especially in the poorest countries.»François declared in his homily at Saint Peter’s Basilica, before the Urbi et Orbi blessing.

After having celebrated mass on Easter Sunday and inside the basilica, and not from the balcony of the facade of Saint Peter as tradition marks it because all of Italy is confined to these days, the Pope He prayed that “the Lord will comfort and support the fatigue of doctors and nurses.“And stressed that” all people, especially the most fragile, need assistance and have the right to access necessary treatment.

As usual in the messages preceding the blessings, Francis reviewed the evils of the world and the ongoing conflicts.

“The pandemic is still in full swing, the social and economic crisis is very serious, especially for the poorest; and despite everything – and this is scandalous – the armed conflicts do not cease and the military arsenals are reinforced “, criticized the Argentine Pope”There are still too many wars and too much violence in the world! May the Lord, who is our peace, help us overcome the war mentality. May he allow those caught up in conflicts, especially in eastern Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh, to return safely to their families, and inspire leaders around the world to stop the arms race, ”he cried.

This year, Francisco did not mention any Latin American country in his post as he did so far..

“I feel close to young people all over the world and, at this time, in a special way to those of Myanmar, who are committed to democracy, making their voices heard in a peaceful manner, knowing that hatred can only be dispelled with love, ”Francisco said in a new post on the situation in the Asian country after the coup soldiers.

He also asked for consolation ” Lebanese people, which is going through a period of difficulties and uncertainties ”and that“ the Risen Lord is supported by the international community in his vocation to be a land of encounter, coexistence and pluralism ”

He prayed that “the clamor of arms in the beloved and tormented Syria, where millions of people currently live in inhumane conditions, as well as Yemen, whose vicissitudes are surrounded by a deafening and scandalous silence, and Libya, where the end of a decade of conflicts and bloody confrontations is finally in sight ”.

And he implored that “Israelis and Palestinians may they regain the strength of dialogue to reach a stable solution that will allow two states to coexist in peace and prosperity ”.

And that Iraq, which he visited last month, “may continue on the path of pacification which he has undertaken, so that God’s dream of a hospitable human family and welcoming to all its children may be fulfilled. achieve”.

He also recalled that “the peoples of Africa who see their future threatened by internal violence and international terrorism, in particular Sahel and in Nigeria, as well as in the Tigray region (Ethiopia) and Cabo Delgado (Mozambique) ”.

(With information from EFE)