Particular emphasis was placed on Ukraine and its afflicted people in Pope Francis’ message for Catholic Easter.
The pope stressed that “our eyes are full of surprise, in this Easter of war” and that “there is too much blood and violence, too many brothers and sisters trying to escape the bombs”. “Christ is Risen, today this phrase resounds, which is so precious for the Christian East,” he said characteristically.
More specifically, speaking to the gathered crowd in St. Peter’s Square, the pope added:
“Let the peace of Christ enter our lives, our homes, our countries! Let peace prevail in the martyred Ukraine, which has been hit so hard by the violence and destruction of the irrational and brutal war in which it was dragged. On this terrible night of pain and death, let a new dawn of hope quickly prevail! Let peace be chosen, let them stop showing strength, while the world suffers. Peace, from the balconies, from the streets! an end to the human race, or will humanity be able to renounce war? ” (Russell-Einstein Manifesto, July 9, 1955).
I bear in my heart the many victims of Ukraine, the millions of refugees, as well as the homeless within the borders of this country. Divided families, elderly people left alone, lives cut off and cities razed to the ground. I am impressed by the eyes of children who are orphaned and who are trying to get away from the war. Looking at them, we can not help but notice the cry of their pain, along with that of so many other children suffering around the world: those who die of hunger, or due to lack of care, those who are victims of abuse and violence and those in whom they were not given the right to be born.
In the pain of war, there is no lack of encouraging messages, such as the open doors of so many families and communities welcoming migrants and refugees across Europe. Let so many acts of mercy be turned into a blessing for our societies, which are sometimes degraded due to great selfishness and individualism, and let them contribute to becoming hospitable to all.
“Let the war in Europe increase our interest in other cases of tension and pain in many parts of the world that we cannot and do not want to forget.”
In his message, the pope also called for an end to tensions and violence in the Middle East, Yemen, Libya, Myanmar, Afghanistan, across the African continent and in Latin America.
Source: AMPE
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