Jordan will meet with the Pope

Concern is rising in recent weeks over the conflicts in Syria.  Just this morning, the United Nation’s inspection teams who have been attempting to confirm whether chemical weapons were used in an attack launched last week by the government of Basir al-Assad against its own people, have indeed said that some kind of chemical agent was employed.  Until now, the Syrian government has denied that this was the case.

Word as of yesterday is that Pope Francis will be continuing to do his part to seek peaceful measures in the region in and around Syria.  His Holiness will be meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah tomorrow. This will be the first meeting of the Jordanian King with the Holy Father.

The two will most likely discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria which has affected neighboring Jordan with an influx of refugees entering daily. Several news reports stated that a meeting of military chiefs from Western and Muslim countries will take place this week to weigh in military action.

Pope Francis has made repeated calls for an end to the conflict, most recently this past Sunday, where he stated he was moved by the terrible images of recent days to once again appeal for all fighting to cease.

The last meeting King Abdullah had with a Supreme Pontiff was in 2009 when Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI visited Amman during his Apostolic trip to the Holy Land.