The Ukrainian ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash, has invited Pope Francis to come pray at the mass graves of “innocent victims massacred by the Russian army.”
VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via GettyROME — , but the pope has a standing invitation and “we expect the pontiff to come to Kyiv.”
Along with visiting the nation’s capital, the ambassador proposed that Francis visit the graves of war victims such as the 1,400 who were slaughtered in Bucha, just 15 km from Kiev, and that he “pause in prayer” there.with Yurash in the Vatican to discuss a possible visit to Kyiv, after which the ambassador said the trip might take place before the pontiff’s trip to Kazakhstan, scheduled for September 13-15.
Ukraine has waited for the pope for many years, especially since the start of the war, and “will be happy to greet him before his trip to Kazakhstan,” Yurash said. Pope Francis renewed his appeal for an end to war Sunday, condemning the “bestiality” of the Russian war on Ukraine.
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