Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, imploring him to 'stop this spiral of violence and death' in Ukraine and denounced the 'absurd' risk to humanity of catastrophic nuclear war as tensions escalate.
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2022. Pope Francis has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, imploring him to "stop this spiral of violence and death" in Ukraine. The pontiff also called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "be open" to serious peace proposals.
The pontiff also called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "be open" to serious peace proposals. He exhorted the international community to "use all diplomatic instruments" to end this "huge tragedy" and "horror" of war."This terrible, inconceivable wound of humanity, instead of shrinking, continues to bleed even more, threatening to spread," Francis said.
The Pope implored "the Russian Federation president, also for the love of his people, to stop this spiral of violence and death." Francis called for the "recourse to all diplomatic instruments to end this huge tragedy." In his address he called war "a horror" and "madness."
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