Pope Francis demands peace: The war is a wound for humanity

Pope Francis demands peace: The war is a wound for humanity

Vatikanstadt, Vatikan - Vatican city/Moscow, 14.12.2024-In a haunting appeal, Pope Francis again emphasized how important it is to end the Ukraine war. In a recently published letter to the nuncio in Moscow, Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello, he describes the war as "a deep wound for the family of humanity". His letter, which was created on the occasion of the 1,000th day of the war, makes it clear how much the conflict has caused suffering and destruction for over a thousand days. According to the Pope, it is time to “replace the gun noise with dialogue and to provide humanity about national or political interests,“ as well as Vaticannews.de reported.

Francis particularly denounces the painful fate of the innocent, especially that of the children, and uses literary quotes to illustrate the inhumanity of the war. "The suffering of the innocent is a mighty charges against any form of violence," he says. In his letter, he appeals to those responsible not to kill in the name of God and instead to cultivate the spirit of peace. He underpins this with a quote from the Russian St. Seraphim of Sarow: "Burge the spirit of peace, and thousands are saved around you." The Pope not only calls on the parties to the conflict, but also all the people of good will to unite in prayer and to ask for peace, as kathpress.at