Denounced Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday in the Vatican "absurd violence" against Christians after the attacks on churches in the last Nigeria and the Philippines.
The Pope said - in front of thousands of worshipers after prayer evangelism from the balcony of his headquarters in St Peter's Square - "I learned with great sadness the attack on a Catholic church in the Philippines on Christmas Day, as well as attacks on Christian churches in Nigeria. "
He added, "and is still blood on the ground in other areas around the world such as Pakistan, " and expressed sincere condolences to the families of the victims of this senseless violence.
Targeted a number of churches on the eve of Christmas in Nigeria, killing four worshipers at a Baptist church pastor in Maiduguri north of the country, according to the army. This is the latest violence attributed to the militant group Boko Haram.
And 32 people were killed and 74 wounded in seven explosions in two locations in the city of Jos (central Nigeria), located on the border between the Muslim north and Christian south, police said.
He called Saturday at the traditional Christmas message to the resolution of conflicts, especially in the Holy Land, and students from the Ivory Coast politicians "active solidarity" with Christian
Persecuted in the Middle East.
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