Vatican City.- Pope Francis asked this Sunday to “pray for peace” and not to neglect “the other wars, unfortunately often forgotten” during the Sunday Angelus prayer.
“Dear brothers and sisters, also in this summer time, let us not tire of praying for peace, especially for the Ukrainian people, so painfully tried,” the Pontiff implored the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
Then he added: «And let us not neglect the other wars, unfortunately often forgotten, and the numerous conflicts and confrontations that stain many places on earth with blood; there are so many wars today…».
Finally, in his petition, Francis asked that people take an interest “in what is happening.”
“Let us help those who suffer and pray, because prayer is the force that protects and sustains the world,” he said.
During the prayer, he also invited us to think “how many conflicts could be resolved” by listening, “by listening to others, with the sincere desire to understand ourselves.”
Precisely this week, the envoy of Pope Francis traveled to Moscow to try to mediate in the war in Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.
The Vatican has not evaluated the results of the Zuppi visit, who will soon meet with the Pontiff “with a view to taking further steps, both on a humanitarian level and in the search for paths to peace” and also comment on his visit three years ago. weeks to Kiev.
