The Pope harshly criticized Russia: The traditional Easter message was devoted to the war in Ukraine! He talked about a cruel conflict

This year, for the first time in two years, the Easter Mass and the subsequent message took place directly on St. Peter’s Square. Tens of thousands of people listened to St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding area. The Vatican has estimated their number at 50,000, the AP agency said. “Let those responsible for the nations hear the call of the people for peace,” the Supreme Pontifex said. He stated that Ukraine was “hardly tried by violence and destruction in the cruel and senseless war in which it was drawn.” “Every war has consequences that affect all of humanity – from mourning the dead to the refugee drama and the economic and food crisis, the symptoms of which are already visible,” the pope said, quoting him on VaticanNews. “Peace is possible, peace is necessary, peace is the primary responsibility of all,” František concluded his discipline, in which, in addition to Ukraine, he also addressed other crisis areas in the world – the Middle East, Afghanistan, Myanmar and the African Sahel.