I pray daily for Christians in Iraq, India

Demands that the authors of violence in Orissa and in other states of India renounce "these acts" and work together to build the civilization of love At the end of the canonization Mass for four new saints, including the first Indian woman saint, Benedict XVI recalled today the "violence against Christians in Iraq and India, whom I remember each day before the Lord." Before the prayer of the Angelus, added at the end of the celebration, speaking in English, the pope emphasized that the "heroic virtues of patience, fortitude and perseverance in the midst of deep suffering remind us that God always provides the strength we need to overcome every trial. As the Christian faithful of India give thanks to God for their first native daughter to be presented for public veneration, I wish to assure them of my prayers during this... [read full story]