Pope seeks 'humanitarian corridors' to aid Georgian war victims

 
From Wire Reports
Published: August 23, 2008

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has called for the establishment of "humanitarian corridors” between South Ossetia and the rest of Georgia , to facilitate aid to victims of the conflict between Georgia and Russia .

The pope made his remarks Sunday, following his weekly public recitation of the Angelus prayer at Castel Gandolfo , the papal summer residence near Rome.

"I ask for the opening, without f...


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