FAISALABAD, Pakistan - 'Every day on television we see images of bombs and destruction. We do not want it to happen again, so we prayed the rosary.' Sharoon, 10, of the diocese of Faisalabad, emphasizes the spirit that has driven many children in Pakistan to join the initiative.
Pakistan is the centre of a military conflict between the Taliban and the army in the north-west, of a long trail of bloody attacks and the scene of many acts of violence against minorities, carried out in the name of the blasphemy law. This is why the children have asked, in their intentions, for peace and unity in the country. 'People are always at war,' says Mariam, 14. 'We're scared. We ask Our Lady to convince them to stop fighting.' 'It's great,' she adds 'To recite the rosary at home in the evening. We sit and pray with our parents'.
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