Pope Francis could not hold back tears as he spoke about the “martyr” war in Ukraine during a public ceremony in the center of Rome on Thursday afternoon. On the occasion of the traditional veneration ceremony of the Virgin Mary during the public holiday in Italy, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Pope went to the Spanish Square in the afternoon in front of the statue of the Virgin. above the column.
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“O Immaculate Virgin, I would like to bring you today the thanks of the Ukrainian people…he said, reading his speech on his feet, before pausing, overcome with emotion. His body was shaking, the Pope was silent for a long moment in tears, then the present crowd warmly applauded him.
Then he continued his speech, leaning on the arm of his chair, but remaining standing;…to the Ukrainian people for the peace that we have been asking the Lord for a long time“.
“I have to reintroduce youhe continued, his voice still tinged with emotion.the plea of the children, the old, the fathers and mothers, the youth of this martyred country, which is suffering so much;“. Already in the afternoon in St. Peter’s square in his public prayer of the Archangel, the Pope had mentioned.the universal desire for peace, especially for martyred Ukraine, which is suffering so much“.
The Pope has relentlessly appealed for peace since the start of the Russian invasion in February, a theme he regularly raises in his speeches. in an interview published by the American Jesuit magazine at the end of November AmericaThe pope had thus condemned “crueltywhich Ukraine is facing as a result of the Russian attack.
Source: Le Figaro
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