Pope tweets and invites prayers for persecuted Christians

March 6, 2014: In a post on the social media on Saturday, Pope Francis invited everyone to pray for persecuted Christians “Let us pray for Christians who are victims of persecution, so that they may know how to respond to evil with good.” the Pope wrote on his Twitter account @pontifex.

Pope Francis has always shown great concern for Christians worldwide who have been suffering persecution on account of their faith. Speaking at the plenary assembly of the congregation for Eastern Churches in Rome in November 2013, the Holy Father had said he will work restlessly to ensure Christians have the right to profess their religion without facing persecution. Pope Francis said he is seriously concerned about the safety of Christians living especially in the Middle East suffering because of an escalation in political and sectarian violence in Syria, Iraq and Egypt.