Pope urges immediate ceasefire in Lebanon

ROME: Pope Benedict called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon on Sunday after an Israeli air strike killed at least 40 Lebanese civilians...

"In the name of God, I call on all those responsible for this spiral of violence so that weapons are immediately laid down on all sides," he said in his Angelus blessing.

Pope Benedict XVI today appealed for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East to end a crisis he described as “ever more tragic".

“In the name of God, I appeal to all those responsible for this spiral of violence, so that they immediately put down their arms on all sides,” the pope told faithful at Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence on the outskirts of Rome. Pausing slightly, he stressed the word “immediately.”

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Benedict was making his strongest appeal yet since the violence erupted and began escalating in mid-July.