{"id":433182,"date":"2022-04-17T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T13:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pope-francis-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-on-easter-of-war\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T16:25:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T13:25:57","slug":"pope-francis-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-on-easter-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pope-francis-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-on-easter-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine on &#8216;Easter of war&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413b9a8b301\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413b9a8b301\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pope-francis-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-on-easter-of-war\/#%E2%80%9CPope_Francis_calls_for_peace_in_Ukraine_on_%E2%80%98Easter_of_war%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine on &#8216;Easter of war&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine on &#8216;Easter of war'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pope Francis, on what he called an \u201cEaster of war,\u201d pleaded for peace in Ukraine and blasted Russia for pulling the country into a \u201ccruel and senseless\u201d conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of this cruel and senseless war into which it was dragged,\u201d Francis said on the central balcony of St. Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n<p>The 85-year-old pope had just finished celebrating Easter Mass in the square packed with people for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>lause erupted from the 50,000 people in the square at the mention of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He dedicated most of his \u201cUrbi et Orbi\u201d (to the city and the world) address\u00a0to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur eyes, too, are incredulous on this Easter of war. We have seen all too much blood, all too much violence. Our hearts, too, have been filled with fear and anguish, as so many of our brothers and sisters have had to lock themselves away in order to be safe from bombing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Francis, who suffers from leg pain and gave most of the address while sitting, called on world leaders to \u201chear people\u2019s plea for peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pope Francis.\" class=\"wp-image-21933573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pope Francis celebrating Easter Mass in St. Peter\u2019s Square packed with people for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Yara Nardi\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Debris of a residential building damaged by a military strike.\" class=\"wp-image-21933567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Debris of a residential building damaged by a military strike in Luhansk.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Serhii Nuzhnenko\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-02-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Firefighters work to put out a fire at Lysychansk Oil Refinery after if was hit by a missile.\" class=\"wp-image-21933569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ukraine-crisis-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Firefighters work to put out a fire at Lysychansk Oil Refinery after if was hit by a missile.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Marko Djurica\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pope Francis.\" class=\"wp-image-21933570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pope-easter-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pope Francis called on world leaders to \u201chear people\u2019s plea for peace.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Yara Nardi\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLet there be a decision for peace. May there be an end to the flexing of muscles while people are suffering,\u201d Francis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hold in my heart all the many Ukrainian victims, the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons, the divided families, the elderly left to themselves, the lives broken and the cities razed to the ground,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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