As the whole of the U.S.A joins forces to launch a military attack against Syria, there is one man who is urging them to drop their weapons.

Pope Francis appealed the Group of 20 leaders to defy the "futile pursuit" of a military solution in Syria and negotiate for peace instead.

In a letter to G-20 host, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Francis lamented that "one-sided interests" had prevailed in Syria, preventing a diplomatic end to the conflict and allowing the continued "senseless massacre" of innocents.

"To the leaders present, to each and every one, I make a heartfelt appeal for them to help find ways to overcome the conflicting positions and to lay aside the futile pursuit of a military solution," Francis wrote as the G-20 meeting got under way in St Petersburg.

Francis calls for peace in Syria amid threatened US-led military strikes following an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus.

Pope will host a peace vigil in St Peter's Square on Saturday, “a test of whether his immense popular appeal will translate into popular support for his peace message,”  revealed a news source.

(AW: Suchorita Dutta)