The Pontiff called for prayer for “martyrdom” Ukraine and condemned the “senseless” war.
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During a general audience in the Vatican on St. Peter, Pope Francis called to honor the memory of the 23-year-old Ukrainian soldier Alexander, who died defending Avdiivka.
As the Voice of America writes, in his hands the chairman of the Roman Catholic Church held a copy of the New Testament in khaki color, which belonged to the fallen Ukrainian.
Francis asked the faithful to “think about this young man and many others like him who died in this senseless war. War always destroys.”
The pope also called on Catholics to “pray for the martyrdom of Ukraine “.
- During the Easter speech at the Vatican, the pontiff expressed the wish that there would be an exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and the Russian Federation according to the “all for all” formula.
- Earlier, Francis stated that Ukraine should “have the courage to raise the white flag.”
