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Pope Francis addressed the faithful during the Sunday meeting. He encouraged them to ask themselves: “What am I doing today for the Ukrainian people?”

The meeting of Pope Francis with the pilgrims took place on June 19. The believers gathered to sing together the Angel of the Lord prayer.

“What am I doing today for the Ukrainian people?”

The prayer meeting took place in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. She gathered several tens of thousands of pilgrims. Pope Francis has addressed the people with various planned appeals.

At the end of the prayer meeting, the Holy Father, before saying goodbye, called to support Ukrainians every day. He named a number of questions that believers should ask themselves.

And at this moment, we do not forget about the long-suffering Ukrainian people, the suffering people. I want all of you to ask yourself the question: “What am I doing today for the Ukrainian people? Praying? Making some effort? Do I try to understand? What am I doing today for the Ukrainian people? Let everyone answer in his heart,” said the Pope Francis.

Latest statements by the Pope

• During the entire period of the full-scale invasion, Pope Francis never spoke clearly about the war in Ukraine. refugees.
• According to Francis, the war in Ukraine “may have been somehow provoked or not prevented.” The Pope did not specify who and how provoked it.
• The Pontiff finally recognized that the Russians are committing cruel crimes, but at the same time he tried to justify them saying that they are fighting “mercenaries” from Chechnya, Syria, etc. Francis expressed such vague views after four months of the war against Ukraine.
• Also Francis said that he is not “under Putin”, but is going to distinguish between “good and bad” without thinking about the interests and roots of the problems, and that all this is very difficult.
• On June 16, the Pope of Rome announced a personal meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill.