Journalist Foley's parents, after call with pope, call for prayer and action

Pope Francis blesses during his Wednesday general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - The parents of James Foley, the American journalist killed by Islamic State militants in Iraq, on Friday called for prayer and support to free the remaining captives held by Islamic State fighters.

"We do pray, we beg the international community to help the remaining hostages," his mother, Diane Foley, said in an interview with her husband, John, on MSNBC. "We just pray that they will be set free."