Archbishop Mario Zenari, the apostolic nuncio in Syria, is calling on the international community to respond to the crisis in his country. Archbishop Zenari said his prayer is that "those who have responsibility in this field, the international community, its leaders be endowed with wisdom and with prudence." Speaking to Vatican Radio, he underlined his belief that the international community must do everything possible to find the most suitable and most appropriate means to not further complicate the situation.
He also described last week's alleged chemical weapons attacks as 'crimes' that must never happen again.
Archbishop Zenari said that since the beginning of this conflict two and a half years ago the innocent population has being paying the highest price.
He said:
"I heard the cry of the children, those innocent victims, a cry to heaven and cry to the international community: we cannot remain silent before this cry of theirs, of this appeal.
"When the sounds of war made themselves felt here in Damascus, I had the impression that Syria was starting its descent into hell.
"Today, after the latest facts, we are wondering whether we have reached the bottom of this abyss."
His comments come as MPs will be recalled to Parliament for a debate and vote over military intervention on Syria this Thursday. Downing Street's already confirmed Britain's armed forces are now drawing up contingency plans for military action.
Mr Cameron wrote on Twitter:
"Speaker agrees my request to recall Parliament on Thurs. There'll be a clear Govt motion vote on UK response to chemical weapons attacks."
The Labour MP and former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw thinks it's important Parliament has its say:
"The British Government wants to ensure that they've covered their options and if action is taken, for example, over the weekend then Parliament has previously been consulted about it."
Speaking on Premier's News Hour Dr Harry Hagopian - International Lawyer and Church Consultant - explains to Premier's Victoria Laurence why he's against Britain's military getting involved in the crisis:
The US Defence Secretary says America is 'ready to go' if a decision is made to intervene militarily in Syria. Chuck Hagel said it's becoming clearer and clearer that the Syrian government was responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Damascus suburbs last week. He reiterated the US and its allies are working with the UN on a range of options. On Sunday, Pope Francis said he had been disturbed by 'terrible images' of atrocities occurring in Syria, and urged the international community to step up its efforts to end the civil war there. The Pontiff told tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square that Syrian and rebel forces must put down their arms and renewed his call for dialogue. Russia and China have stepped up their warnings against military intervention in Syria, with Moscow saying any such action would have "catastrophic consequences" for the region. On Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin who said there was no evidence yet that Syria had used chemical weapons against rebels. The official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, said Western powers were rushing to conclusions about who may have used chemical weapons in Syria before UN inspectors had completed their investigation. This afternoon, the Assad regime has again denied it was behind an alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus last week. Both the Syrian government and rebels have blamed each other for last Wednesday's attacks.