The pope had gone March 19 to the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital where some 50 Ukrainian children had been cared for since the war began.
Pope: ‘There is no justification’ for ‘sacrilegious’ war on Ukraine
Text of prayer for peace in Ukraine recited by pope
It is a translation of the prayer for peace Pope Francis recited at his weekly general audience March 16.
Photos of the Week: March 21, 2022
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Pope speaks with Russian Orthodox patriarch
The Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill agreed that the Catholic and Orthodox Churches are called “to contribute to strengthening peace and justice.”
After 11 years of conflict, Syria ‘off media’s radar,’ cardinal says
As much of the world’s attention is turned toward the pandemic and the current crisis in Ukraine, the conflict that has engulfed Syria for over a decade has been largely forgotten, said the apostolic nuncio to Syria.
Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’
Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to promote or justify violence “profane his name.”
Papal envoy sets off for besieged Ukrainian cities with ‘Gospel weapons’
“I’ve come with the three most sophisticated Gospel weapons: prayer, fasting and alms,” Cardinal Konrad Krajewski told reporters in Western Ukraine March 10 as he prepared to head toward Kyiv and other cities under Russian bombardment.
Photos of the Week: March 14, 2022
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