Catholic and Episcopal leaders in El Paso and New Mexico are encouraging a local "Prayer for Peace in Syria" for this Saturday.
The churches are responding to Pope Francis' recent call to people of all faiths to spend a "day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria."
"My heart is deeply wounded by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments," Francis said at his weekly papal appearance to crowds in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
Like many, Francis is against the U.S. and France committing a military strike on the Syrian regime for an alleged chemical weapons attack. The U.S. government claims more than 1,400 people, including 400 children, were killed in an Aug. 21 attack by the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus. The Syrian government has denied the allegations and blames the rebels.
President Barack Obama is seeking the approval of Congress to authorize a U.S. military strike. Francis is asking people to pray for peaceful negotiations instead.
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