In his New Year's message, Pope Francis called on those interested in war to touch "their conscience" and called on the faithful to pray for the "martyred Ukrainian people".
The Pope commented on the ordeal of war that the world is suffering after the prayer. Vatican News ** his words.
"Let us not stop praying for the people who have suffered from the war: for the martyred people of Ukraine, for the people of Palestine and Israel, for the Sudanese people and for many others who have suffered," the pope said.He called on people around the world to ask themselves a rhetorical question: how many people have died in armed conflicts, and not enough people have died?The Pope also reminded all those who are keen on war to look at the consequences of war. The Pope implored those interested in war to "listen to the voice of their conscience."
During Christmas, the Pope also prayed for Ukraine at the Vatican's Urbi et Orbi Mass: "Meditate on the Holy Infant Jesus, I implore Ukraine for peace. In an interview after the prayer, the pope called the Russia-Ukraine war a "aimless voyage" and an "unforgivable stupidity." He hoped that some people would stop soon.