Throughout his Angelus tackle, which Pope Francis requested the Holy See Press Workplace to launch whereas he recovers within the hospital, the Holy Father remembers the upcoming three-year anniversary of the Warfare in Ukraine on 24 February 2025, calling it “a painful and shameful event for all humanity,” and saying he renews his solidarity with struggling Ukrainians and for all victims of armed conflicts as he prays for peace.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
“Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the full-scale struggle in opposition to Ukraine: a painful and shameful event for all of humanity!”
Pope Francis expressed this in the course of the Angelus tackle he selected to have printed on Sunday, in the future earlier than the three-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine.
The Holy Father has been being handled at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since February 14, identified with double pneumonia.
In his Angelus remarks, the Holy Father remembered “martyred Ukraine.”
“As I renew my solidarity with the martyred Ukrainian individuals,” the Pope reminded, “I invite you to recollect the victims of all armed conflicts and to wish for the reward of peace in Palestine, Israel, and all through the Center East, in Myanmar, in Kivu, and in Sudan.”
The Holy Father additionally expressed his gratitude for all those that have been praying for him.
“In today, I’ve obtained many messages of affection,” he famous, saying, “I’ve been significantly moved by the letters and drawings from youngsters.
“Thanks for this closeness and for the comforting prayers I’ve obtained from everywhere in the world!” the Pope concluded, earlier than reassuring, “I entrust everybody to the intercession of Mary and ask you to wish for me.”