Pope Leads Prayers for Rain in Europe

World | August 10, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Pope John Paul II has led prayers for rain as temperatures across Europe continue to soar. Speaking to hundreds of pilgrims and tourists visiting him at his summer residence south of Rome, the Pope expressed sorrow for deaths caused by the relentless heat. He also regretted the damage wreaked on the environment by forest fires which have destroyed woodland from Portugal to the Netherlands and Greece. Forecasters have warned that the high temperatures are unlikely to drop until mid-August.

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