Pope Audience: Appeals for Ukraine and Ecuador
(Vatican Radio) Pope
Francis during his weekly
General Audience on Wednesday again appealed for Ukraine, reminding
those gathered in St Peter’s Square that for a long time the country’s
population has been suffering the consequences of armed conflict, forgotten, he
said, by many.
On April 3rd during
his Regina
Coeli address the Pope announced a special charity collection to
support the people of Ukraine telling the faithful it would be possible to
contribute to the collection in all Catholic Churches in Europe on Sunday April
24th and saying that, “this gesture of charity, beyond alleviating
material suffering, expresses my personal closeness and the solidarity of the
entire Church”.
On Wednesday, the Holy Father
thanked in advance those who will contribute generously to this initiative this
weekend.
The Pope also greeted
pilgrims from Ukraine and Belarus on the occasion of an international
conference marking the 30th anniversary of the tragedy at
Chernobyl. While praying for the victims of the disaster, he expressed
gratitude to all those involved in alleviating their suffering.
During the Audience and
speaking in Spanish, Pope Francis also expressed his closeness to the people of
Ecuador who were hit at the weekend by a massive earthquake which has left over
500 people dead.
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