April 12, 2022

Pope, citing civilian massacres, condemns ‘abominable actions’ in Ukraine

Published by Reuters UK By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine was marked by “the forces of evil” because it was leaving in its wake abominations such as the massacre of civilians. Francis made his comments to participants at an inter-religious pilgrimage of solidarity with the Ukrainian people in Chernivtsi in Western Ukraine organised by the Israeli-based Elijah Interfaith Institute. “The present moment leaves us deeply troubled, because it is marked by the forces of evil,” he said in the message read on his behalf. “The suffering inflicted on so

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