Pope Francis called for a ceasefire in Ukraine on the first day of Easter week.
The pope called for an end to the violence during a Palm Sunday service at the Vatican amid a growing number of civilian deaths in Ukraine."Let an Easter truce start. But not to rearm and resume combat, but a truce to reach peace through real negotiations open to some sacrifices for the good of the people," Francis said."Nothing is impossible for God," Francis emphasized in his address before tens of thousands of visitors in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
Francis's remarks referred to the attacks in Bucha and Kramatorsk, where Ukrainian officials say hundreds of civilians were killed by Russian forces. The pope denounced the events in Bucha on Wednesday during a public appearance, declaring the killings"new atrocities" and kissing a faded Ukrainian flag.
Support was expressed for Ukraine by the crowd during the service. Several attendees put Ukrainian flags on the tips of their olive branches, according to Reuters. Francis is not the only religious leader to seek a ceasefire during Easter week. Rev. Franklin Graham wrote letters to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 31 to request a ceasefire during Holy Week.Although Francis has denounced the war as a whole, he has not directly mentioned Russia in any of his statements referencing the Ukrainian invasion since its Feb. 24 start.
The sole exception was a March 25 global prayer event at Vatican City in which he requested the protection of all humanity,"especially Russia and Ukraine," from Mary, whom Catholics view as the mother of God and who intercedes between Catholics and God in their prayers.
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