A heartfelt message from Pope Francis, during this morning’s Angelus, to end the war in Ukraine. The Pontiff calls for a truce “immediately in the name of God” and “respect for territorial integrity and minorities”. “I deeply regret the serious situation that has arisen in recent days, with further actions contrary to the principles of international law. In fact, it increases the risk of a nuclear escalation, to the point of causing fear of uncontrollable and catastrophic consequences at the world level ”, added the Pope in his reflection before the Marian prayer.
“I invoke in the name of God that a ceasefire be reached immediately” in Ukraine, Francis asked. “We are living under the atomic threat again, it’s absurd,” he added. “Let the weapons shut up and seek the conditions for reaching negotiations capable of leading to solutions that are not imposed by force but agreed, just, stable. And such will be if founded on respect for the sacrosanct value of life as well as the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country, as well as the rights of minorities and legitimate concerns “, the Pope said. And finally the appeal to Putin:” I turn to the President of the Russian Federation begging him to stop this spiral of violence and death for the sake of his own people ”.
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