Pope calls for end to war in Ukraine after Russian attack on Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

According to Ukrinform, the Pope wrote about this on the social media platform X.

“There has been distressing news about the war in Ukraine, which keeps expanding. There are many innocent victims, rescue workers killed, and churches and cultural heritage sites devastated by flames,” the pontiff wrote.

Leo XIV emphasized that he stands in solidarity with all the wounded and those mourning their loved ones, as well as those who “continue to serve life with courage amid violence.”

“Let us pray together that this war may end. Let us ask the Lord to open paths of dialogue, extinguish hatred, and make a just and lasting peace possible,” the Pope added.

As reported by Ukrinform, during a Russian airstrike on Kyiv on the night of June 15, an enemy kamikaze drone struck the altar area of the Cathedral of the Dormition at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. As a result of the attack, 80% of the cathedral’s roof was damaged.

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