Tag: Ukraine

Pope Francis prayed that leaders of nations “may not lose their 'feel' for their people who want peace"

He said he would not say that Putin’s ire was “provoked” by NATO’s statements, but that maybe it was “encouraged”

Only a handful of priests from the Russian Orthodox Church have spoken out openly against the Kremlin's military campaign

The pontiff again called for safe humanitarian corridors for those trapped in the city of Mariupol, now largely under Russian control

"The attack must be stopped, to respond to the suffering of the exhausted population," said Pope Francis

Pope Francis underlined that the war is “destroying not only Ukraine,” but it is destroying “all the nations involved in the war”

The appeal for an Easter truce was launched on April 19 by Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the UN

Palm Sunday falls on April 17 this year in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church while Easter falls on April 24

He said “the present moment leaves us deeply troubled, because it is marked by the forces of evil”

“Our sadness turns into an appeal to the international community to exert every effort to bring this violence to an end"