Pope Francis called on world leaders on Sunday to renew efforts to bring peace to Syria, saying he was deeply troubled by their failure to agree on a joint plan to end the bloodshed.

Speaking at his weekly address to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, the pope said: “I appeal again to all the political leaders, so that justice and peace prevail."

He added:  “I am deeply disturbed by the current world situation, in which, despite the tools available to the international community, it is difficult to agree on a common action in favor of peace in Syria and other regions of the world."

The United States, France and Britain fired dozens of missiles early on Saturday morning, to destroy facilities  allegedly linked to chemical weapons in Syria,  despite the fact that OPCW, the Organization for Prevention of Chemical Weapons , part of the United Nations, had actually destroyed all of Syria's chemical weapons facilities and stockpiles in 2014.