At the end of his General Audience, Pope Francis recalled that Friday marks the one year anniversary since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
POPE FRANCIS
One year since the beginning of this absurd and cruel war—a sad aniversary.
Will the Lord forgive so many crimes and so much violence?
The Pope once again called on the international community to do everything possible to achieve peace.
POPE FRANCIS
Victory built on rubble will never be a genuine victory.
Let us stand by the martyred Ukrainian people who continue to suffer and ask: has everything possible been done to stop the war?
Among those present for the Audience was the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Holy See, who personally greeted Pope Francis at the end of the event.
JRB
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