Pope Francis Offers Prayers for Victims of Nepal Earthquake
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neneos/iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(VATICAN CITY) — After Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, Pope Francis offered his prayers for the victims from his balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
The pope called for help for the survivors during his weekly Sunday blessing.
Francis said he was praying for the victims, the injured and all those suffering from this calamity.
He urged others to lend them support and fraternal solidarity.
The quake damaged a large swath of territory, destroying Kathmandu, dozens of small villages and shaking the slopes of Mount Everest where it triggered an avalanche that partially buried a base camp where foreign climbers were staying.
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