US EditionPope Says Peace in Ukraine 'Cannot Be Postponed'
Pope Leo urges immediate ceasefire and dialogue to end Ukraine’s four-year conflict, emphasizing the urgent humanitarian crisis and offering the Vatican as a peace talks venue.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo urged an end to the four-year war in Ukraine and declared `Peace cannot be postponed` during his Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace.
- Russia launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, and recent strikes with drones and missiles have caused significant damage amid worsening winter conditions for Ukrainian civilians.
- Speaking to pilgrims, the Pope expressed `My heart goes out again to the dramatic situation that everyone can see`, noting the ongoing suffering of prisoners and children affected by the conflict.
- Contemplating a Kyiv visit, the Pope has reiterated the Holy See’s willingness to host negotiations after meeting Zelensky and has spoken by phone with Vladimir Putin.
- Echoing past appeals, the Pope said war is a `wound inflicted on the entire human family`, urging European and Italian actors to translate compassion into responsibility.
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ROME.- Four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV returned this Sunday to raise his voice to denounce the dramatic situation of “the martyred Ukrainian people” and to demand a ceasefire and “responsible decisions” because “peace cannot be postponed, it is an urgent need,” he cried. “It has been four years since the beginning of the war against Ukraine.
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Pope Leo XIV appealed for an immediate end to hostilities in Ukraine on Sunday and called on people worldwide to pray for “the embattled people of Ukraine.” The pope made his appeals in remarks to pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer on Sunday, two days before the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the illegal Russian invasion of its neighbor and mere hours after an overnight Russian missile-and-drone a…
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vijesti.meThe head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, appealed today for a truce in Ukraine and said that the end of the war in that country "cannot be postponed".
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