Pope Francis on Sunday appealed again for a truce in war-torn Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, "to ease the suffering of exhausted people."
A view shows a residential building which was destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 17, 2022. REUTERS/ Alexander Ermochenko
The blue and yellow flag of Ukraine flew among the faithful gathered on St Peter's Square, where the leader of the Roman Catholic Church recalled that fighting erupted two months ago on February 24."It is sad that on these most holy and solemn days for Christians we hear more of the murderous noise of weapons than that of the bells announcing the resurrection" of Christ.
"Stop the attacks to ease the suffering of exhausted people," the pope added, with both Russians and Ukrainians celebrating Orthodox Easter this Sunday.
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