00:00Paul Leo 14th has expressed Sunday his solidarity with the victims of the devastating wildfires in France and Spain,
00:07inviting faithful to pray for them and their rescue workers.
00:10The message was issued during his Angelus prayer at his summer residence south of Rome.
00:16The fires in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday,
00:21bringing the total force out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region alone.
00:28A high pontiff also appealed for peace in the Middle East and expressed his concern about the persistence and escalation
00:35of violence in the Holy Land.
00:40In light of the devastating wildfires that have recently affected various areas of France and Spain,
00:48I express my solidarity and invite everyone to pray for those affected and for the work of the rescuers.
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