"These are Christian churches. Christians are persecuted, our brothers spill their blood simply because they are Christians," the pontiff said after his Angelus address.The attacks in Lahore, claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan splinter group Jamaatul Ahrar, killed 14 people and wounded nearly 80 during Sunday services.Francis told crowds at St Peter's Square in the Vatican that he prayed for peace in the country and that "this persecution of Christians, and that the world tries to hide it, finishes".