Pope Francis appeals for peace, reconciliation in wake of deadly US riots

- catholic herald , rome - pope francis issued an appeal for peace and reconciliation in the united states of america on sunday, calling on ...

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- Catholic Herald, Rome - Pope Francis issued an appeal for peace and reconciliation in the United States of America on Sunday, calling on citizens and government leaders alike to lower the temperature of public discourse and otherwise create the conditions necessary for a "national reconciliation" in the wake of deadly riots at the US Capitol on Wednesday.

Goaded by outgoing US President Donald J. Trump and his lieutenants -- including Trump's attorney, former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani -- hundreds of protestors loyal to Trump forced their way into the US Capitol building on Wednesday of last week, and disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to certify the results of the recent US presidential election, which Trump lost.

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