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Pope’s Easter message: End Syria killings

Pope Francis celebrates Easter mass in St Peter's Square under tight security. [Photo by AFP]

Pope Francis called Sunday for an end to "carnage" in Syria and "reconciliation" in the Middle East in his traditional Easter message.

"Today we implore fruits of peace upon the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria," the pontiff said in the "Urbi et Orbi" (To the City and the World) address.

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