The Pope calls for peace between Russia and Ukraine; he also calls for a ceasefire in Sudan

He Pope Francisco today expressed his wish that the Easter celebrations in Russia and Ukraine help to find peace, after the Sunday prayer of the Regina Coeli, which between Easter Sunday and Pentecost replaces the traditional Angelus.

“I am thinking also of our brothers and sisters of Russia and Ukraine who today celebrate the Easter. May the Lord be close to them and help them to make peace”, said the pontiff before the nearly 20,000 faithful gathered to listen to him in the st peter’s square from the Vatican.

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at the end of Regina CoeliFrancisco wanted to express his “closeness to the brothers who especially in the East celebrate Easter” and sadly recalled that “wars continue to sow death in gruesome ways”, without citing any specific case.

“We grieve for these atrocities and pray for their victims.”, he continued, before asking God to “that the world no longer experiences the dismay of death at human hands, but the wonder of life”.

It was in this context that he said: “I am also thinking of our brothers and sisters in Russia and the Ukraine who are celebrating Easter today. May the Lord be close to them and help them to make peace”.

Ceasefire and a negotiated solution in Sudan

Pope Francis said today that he prays because “arms laid down” in Sudan and you can get todialogue”, after at least 56 civilians have died in the last few hours and hundreds have been injured in armed clashes between the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR) and the Sudanese Army.

“I follow the events in Sudan with concern and am close to the Sudanese people, who have already suffered so much”, said the pontiff before thousands of faithful in Saint Peter’s Square after the Regina Coeli Sunday prayer, which between Easter Sunday and Pentecost replaces the traditional Angelus.

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“I invite you to pray so that arms may be laid down and dialogue may prevail in order to continue together on the path of peace and harmony.Francis added.

The clashes broke out this Saturday, when, after weeks of tension, the FAR They accused the Sudanese Army of launching an action against one of its bases in Khartoum, while the Armed Forces claimed that they carried it out in response to an attack that the FAR had previously carried out in the Sudanese capital.

Source: Elcomercio

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