THE Pope Francis talk about him war in Ukraine and burst into cryingas he pleaded with God to prevail Ireneas the eastern European country has been at war since February 24.
The pontiff, on the occasion of a traditional ceremony for the celebration of the Immaculate Conception, went in the afternoon to Piazza di Spagna, the square of the Italian capital where the statue of the Virgin Mary is located.
“Oh Holy Virgin, today I wanted to convey to you the thanks of the Ukrainian people…” he began to read, standing, his speech, but stopped, visibly moved. As his body wracked with sobs, with tears in his eyes, the pope remained silent for a long time, until the crowd began to applaud him.
Francis then picked up the thread of the speech again, leaning on the arm of his armchair, but remaining upright: “… of the Ukrainian people for peace which we have been asking the Lord for some time».
“I must also convey to you the plea of the childrenof the elderly, of the fathers and mothers, of the young of this martyred land that is suffering so much,” he continued, his voice trembling with emotion.
The pope has been making constant appeals for peace since the start of the Russian invasion in late February. He refers to this very often whenever he speaks. In an interview published at the end of November in the American Christian magazine America, he referred to the “barbarism” that Ukraine is experiencing due to the war.
Source: News Beast
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