Throughout May, Pope Francis' knee was a continued cause for concern. He spent the month using either a wheelchair or a cane.
POPE FRANCIS
There is a problem, this leg is not okay. It doesn't work. The doctor told me not to walk. I like walking around but this time I have to obey the doctor.
The Pope also gave an interview to an Italian newspaper. In it, he revealed the content of his 40-minute video conference with Patriarch Kirill two months earlier. The Pope told the interviewer that the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow should avoid becoming “Putin's altar boy.”
On May 6, 36 new Swiss Guards promised to protect the Pope and his successors. During the ceremony, each recruit placed their left hand on the Swiss Guard flag and raised their right hand, extending three fingers to symbolize the Holy Trinity.
The Pope continued to pay for peace in Ukraine on Sundays after reciting the Regina Coeli.
POPE FRANCIS
To the Holy Virgin, I offer, in particular, the sufferings and tears of the Ukrainian people.
We pray for the leaders of nations, that they not lose their 'sense of the people' who want peace and know that weapons can never bring it.
During one of his General Audiences, two Ukrainian women greeted Pope Francis. With their husbands fighting in the Azov regiment, they asked the Pope for a favor.
You are our last hope. We hope you can save their lives. Please don't let them die.
At the end of May, Pope Francis prayed a rosary for peace in the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
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