QUEZON CITY, (PIA) — The country’s Catholic bishops have joined calls for prayers for peace with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
The bishops’ Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI) stressed that prayer is both “urgent and necessary.”
“We pray for restraint and goodwill to reign in everybody’s heart and mind,” Bishop Ruperto Santos, ECMI vice chair said.
“We turn to God for the change of heart, for conversion, that they renounce violence, and give peace a chance. Conflicts are resolved through dialogue. Violence only begets violence.”
The bishops also called on Filipinos in the conflict zone to take the necessary precautions.
“We appeal to our OFWs to keep themselves safe, and follow our government’s instructions,” Santos added. (CBCP/PIA-NCR)
