Vatican City.- Pope Francis today called for peace in Ukraine and “in all the war-torn areas”, where “the roar of weapons hides the attempts at dialogue”, he said during his speech in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin.
“Today we entrust to Mary that the plea for peace goes up to heaven, in Ukraine, in all the areas torn by war, there are unfortunately so many,” said the pontiff before the thousands of faithful gathered to listen to him during the Angelus prayer. which usually only takes place on Sundays.
Francis, very involved in the fight for peace in various conflicts and in particular in Ukraine, where he has sent Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on a mission, assured that “the roar of weapons” does not allow “attempts at dialogue” to be heard. .
“The law of force prevails over the force of Law, but let us not be discouraged, we continue to hope and pray that God, who is the one who guides History, listens to us,” he added.
A few days ago, the Pope revealed that he was studying the possibility of appointing “a permanent representative” to “serve as a bridge” between Russia and Ukraine and announced that his special envoy to mediate in the war will travel to Beijing, after having already visited Kiev, Moscow and Washington.
“Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, is working hard as the person in charge of the dialogues” and “the most significant advance has to do with the return of Ukrainian children to their country,” he explained about the Vatican peace mission in a interview to the Spanish magazine “Vida Nueva”.
In addition, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, is today in South Sudan on a diplomatic mission “in the sign of peace” that continues the work begun by the Pope when he visited the country last February, the Vatican reported. News.
