Pope urges authorities to help refugees (2)

(ANSA) - Tbilisi, September 30 - Pope Francis issued another plea for refugees in the Georgian capital Friday. "I hope those in positions of public responsibility will continue to hold (the refugees') situation dear and commit to seeking concrete solutions, unresolved political issues notwithstanding," Francis said. "May each and every one be able to make the most of their specific gifts, with the possibility of living in peace in their homeland first and foremost, or to be able to freely return if, for some reason, they have been forced to abandon it".
    "It takes courage and farsightedness to recognize the authentic wellbeing of the people and to pursue it with determination and prudence," the pontiff said.
    "It is crucial to keep the suffering of the people ever before our eyes in the patient and arduous - but also liberating and compelling... pursuit of peace".