The purpose of his visit was to give the Ukrainian shrine – the All-Ukrainian Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Berdichev – the status of a minor basilica.
The Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Parolin, is in Ukraine. The purpose of his visit is to give the Ukrainian shrine – the All-Ukrainian Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Berdichev – the status of a minor basilica and to express the attention that Pope Francis is paying to the situation in Ukraine. This was reported by Vatican News.
It was noted that the papal legate’s first stop was in Lviv on the evening of July 19, where Cardinal Parolin met with the hierarchs of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine and representatives of local authorities.
“The reason for the visit is connected with the celebrations at the Mary Sanctuary in Berdichev for this purpose the Holy Pope sent me as his special representative, also at the request of the Roman Catholic bishops to raise the shrine to the status of a minor de eda basilica, the first reason is to share it with the celebration of the faithful and this prayer, which, naturally, is, first of all, it is a prayer for peace God, so that He finally gives peace to the country which the Holy Father always referred to as “martyrdom,” “martyrdom in Ukraine,” Parolin said.
According to the cardinal, after the celebration on Sunday, July 21, he plans to meet with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, including President Vladimir Zelensky.
And there, of course, I think that we will talk about peace, about what possible prospects for peace are possible,” Parolin noted.
According to him, this visit is another expression of the attention that the Pope continues to give to Ukraine, as well as his great hope for peace:
“From the very beginning, the Pope tried to find ways to end the war, until what was called a just peace. Summit – ed.) “Therefore, the closeness, prayer and hope to find ways to quickly end this war,” said the Vatican Secretary of State.
After visiting Lvov, the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Parolin, went to Kyiv.
We remind you that Pope Francis, in a general audience on June 26, met with relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war who defended Mariupol.
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