Pope Benedict praying for Egypt

AP, Sunday 6 Feb 2011

Pope Benedict says he is praying for Egypt

Pope Benedict XVI says he is praying that Egypt can find tranquillity and peaceful coexistence.

Benedict said he is attentively following the "delicate situation in the dear Egyptian nation," addressing thousands of pilgrims Sunday in St. Peter's.

The pope said he is asking God that the country, marked by days of protests, can "find again tranquillity and peaceful coexistence, in the shared commitment for the common good."

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