Pope Francis Condemns ‘Torture’ Taking Place on Ukrainian Soil
Pope Francis offered prayers for “battered” Ukraine Wednesday, enumerating the atrocities suffered by the Ukrainian people at the hands of the Russian army.
Pope Francis offered prayers for “battered” Ukraine Wednesday, enumerating the atrocities suffered by the Ukrainian people at the hands of the Russian army.
Pope Francis again expressed his distress Wednesday over the situation in “tormented” Ukraine, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the specter of nuclear war.
The papal envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, reportedly came under gunfire this weekend as he traveled to the front line of battle bringing foodstuffs and other humanitarian aid.
Pope Francis has sent his representative Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to Ukraine for the fourth time, to let the Ukrainian people know they are not alone.
The pope’s right-hand man for charitable outreach has returned to Rome from the Greek island of Lesbos with 33 migrants in tow and a harsh assessment of the state of affairs for migrants on the island.
The mayor of the southern Italian town of San Severo has signed an agreement with local Bishop Giovanni Checchinato granting every Catholic parish the power to register migrants living under their roof.
A close collaborator of Pope Francis said this week that the Vatican would never give a papal blessing to Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, comparing him to an abortion clinic and Venezuelan dictators.