Pope Francis urges calm in protest-hit Ecuador

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday referred to as on all sides to chorus from violence in Ecuador, which has been rocked by nationwide protests towards rising gas and residing prices.
“I’m following with concern what is going on in Ecuador,” the Argentine pontiff stated after his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer on the Vatican.
“I encourage all events to desert violence and excessive positions. Allow us to study — solely by way of dialogue can social peace be discovered, I hope quickly.”