Pope criticizes Russia for dragging Ukraine into cruel senseless war – SME.sk

The Pope delivered the traditional Easter blessing of Urbi et Orbi (city and world). VATICAN. On Sunday, Pope Francis called this Easter holiday in his discipline as part of the blessing of Urbi et orbi (City of Rome and the World), which he regularly gives twice a year. The article continues under a video advertisement The highest representative of the Catholic Church spoke to about 50,000 people gathered in Rome’s St. Petra. He called on world leaders to listen to people’s pleas for peace in Ukraine, and indirectly criticized Russia for dragging the country into a “cruel and senseless” conflict. “Let those responsible for the nations hear the call of the people for peace,” the pope said. He stated that Ukraine was “hard tried by violence and destruction in the cruel and senseless war in which it was embroiled.” “The peace is possible, peace is needed, peace is the primary responsibility of all,” František concluded his discipline, in which he addressed other crisis areas of the world in addition to Ukraine. – The Middle East, Afghanistan, Myanmar or the African Sahel. War in Ukraine