Appeal to Pope Francis from the Italy-Ukraine Association: “Talk to Kirill”

An appeal to Pope Francis to go to Kiev and Moscow to speak with Patriarch Kirill. It was launched by Mario Tronca, president of the Italy-Ukraine Christian cultural association, active for 22 years and born at the behest of Pope John Paul II. An appeal that Tronca has already had the opportunity to address personally to the pontiff. “Crimea and Donbass: the war in Ukraine began 8 years ago for us – he tells AdnKronos – for this reason, last December 29, during a meeting with Pope Francis to whom I brought an invalid boy from that war, I told the Holy Father: ‘You can stop the war, please speak to Kirill ”and the Holy Father replied:’ Mario, I will do it ‘”. The Pope, Tronca continues, “had planned to go to Kiev on March 29, he did not have time – continues Tronca – but he also said that he will go, if it is useful. And I reserve the right to renew my prayer and ask him to go. because surely the war, at least in Kiev, will stop on the occasion of your arrival, before and during. I make a public invitation: Your Holiness, Pope Francis, go to Kiev and also go to Moscow to meet Kirill, you can really do a lot, a lot ” . An appeal to the Pontiff but also to the citizens of Rome, where the headquarters of the association is located: “I make an appeal to the Romans: I ask them to bring us brightly colored soft toys and individually wrapped brioches to offer to Ukrainian children as soon as they arrive, in an attempt to to remove their fear mask. And usually we succeed. And then, some balls to make them play. ” First of all, therefore, plush toys, croissants and balls to make children fleeing their homes feel immediately welcomed here in Italy. And then, aid has to be sent there, to Ukraine. What is needed? “Medicines, according to the list on our site, and food ready to eat, not to cook: cans of tuna, canned meat … Because in many Ukrainian cities there is no water or electricity and therefore cannot be cooked. it is more necessary to send clothing, there are still something like 280 trucks from all over Europe still to be disposed of. “The activity of the association goes on, not without some difficulties. “We are forced to use the landline or GSM phone because for a month we have been victims of continuous hacker attacks on 4 and 5 G phones. Instead, using GSM, at the suggestion of the postal police, we are able to be reachable”. Indeed, it is impossible to speak with President Tronca using his normal mobile phone, the communication suddenly drops and there is no way to get back on the line. He arms himself with patience and calls back, from the landline or using a GSM phone. Who has an interest in attacking them? “The bad wolf”, Tronca answers and laughs. These difficulties do not stop him. The Italy-Ukraine Christian cultural association was born in 2000 with the aim of spreading the culture of Christian solidarity, facilitating the integration of Ukrainian citizens in Italy and the socio-cultural exchange of the two peoples. Over the years it has opened offices throughout Italy, many over time have been closed “having achieved the goal of integrating the Ukrainian community in Italy”, explains Tronca, but with the outbreak of the war they were reactivated and immediately resumed activities. Almost 5 thousand mothers and children fleeing Ukraine arrived in the Roman headquarters of the Italy-Ukraine Christian cultural association since the beginning of the conflict, almost 1000 in the Pescara headquarters. All placed. “70% of the refugees from Rome and Lazio, about 5000 so far, have come to us, mostly women and children – explains the president of the association – of the Ukrainians who come to us by bus, we know when they leave, we know when they pass the border, we know when the Italian police checks pass and are registered, we know how many of them will be welcomed in Italy by friends and relatives and how many cannot count on this type of welcome and we, thanks to the Italian families who have expressed their availability and thanks to our guardian angels of civil protection, as soon as they arrive we place it, everyone “. “After the Covid swab carried out upon their arrival, in a maximum of one hour these people ensured room and board. In our Rome office we have welcomed almost 5,000 mothers and children, in that of Pescara almost a thousand”, continues Tronca, underlining that for a week we have been witnessing the return phenomenon. “In the last week, the flow of arrivals from Ukraine has dropped by almost 40% and we are pleased to record, in this last week, the return home of many of those who had come twenty days ago. order of a 15-20% of returns. Yesterday from Rome and Naples, Salerno, Florence we had about 30 people who are leaving, mothers with children. I do a calculation on the seats of the buses: if a bus had arrived full, now it returns in Ukraine with 15-20% of people “. “Last Sunday – says Tronca – two boys of 13 and 14 entrusted to their grandmother who works here in Italy, wanted to talk to me to express their desire to return to their mother who remained in Ukraine. Of course, being entrusted to her, I ensured that their grandmother would accompany them on this journey. They arrived on Monday evening at 6 pm and called me “.

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