Tag: Ukraine

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"

“They want food and sex, and they are hungry, angry and frustrated,” said the Catholic nun

God can even bring an end to a war "whose end is not in sight, a war that daily places before our eyes ... atrocious cruelty"

The ambassador wrote on Twitter that it was an “incredible honor and privilege” to present his credentials to Pope Francis