Pope Francis receives credentials of Syrian Ambassador: We pray for Syrian people

Rome, SANA- Pope Francis of the Vatican stressed that his prayers and thoughts are for the Syrian people who have suffered the catastrophic earthquake that hit Syria recently, in addition to their suffering due to the crisis they went through in the past years.

Pope Francis accepted credentials of Mr. Louay Fallouh as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Syrian Arab Republic to Vatican metropolitan as Pope Francis conveyed the Ambassador his greetings to President Bashar al-Assad.

Fallouh, in turn, conveyed President al-Assad’s greetings to Pope Francis and appreciation for the role played by the Holy See on the spiritual and humanitarian fields in the service of humanity.

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