Pope Francis

The Holy See said Pope Francis' recent comments on a car bombing that killed the daughter of an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin should not be ...

20 death of Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old journalist and political commentator known for her support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement released Aug. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some of Pope Francis’ comments have come under criticism, including a statement he made in an interview in June that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine was “perhaps somehow provoked.”

Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said that “the Ukrainian heart was broken by the pope's words” and summoned Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the ...

The pope is due to [visit Kazakhstan](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/travels/2022/outside/documents/kazakhstan-2022.html) on Sept. [announced](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-pope-francis-kazakhstan-government-and-politics-fc009c313745ecf9af5cfe7ea17318b3) last week that Patriarch Kirill will not meet with the pope in Kazakhstan next month. [said](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-07/paul-richard-gallagher-interview-italy-ukraine-pope-visit.html) last month that the pope could visit Kyiv as early as August. Observers have suggested that the announcement was a [“tit for tat”](http://ilsismografo.blogspot.com/2022/08/russia-reciprocal-cancellation-by.html) move after the pope reportedly canceled a summit in Jerusalem with the Russian Orthodox leader scheduled for June. That same month, he met with a group of Ukrainians, who [offered feedback](https://risu.ua/en/after-meeting-with-pope-francis_n130093) on his interventions. “The fact that this adviser has taken to reading the Russian media would be the mildest reproach possible. [appeal](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2022/documents/20220824-udienza-generale.html) for peace. It said that their overall purpose was “to invite pastors and the faithful to prayer, and all people of good will to solidarity and efforts to rebuild peace.” Pope Francis has sought to keep Vatican channels open with both Ukraine and Russia since the outbreak of full-scale hostilities. that she became a ‘victim of Ukrainian terrorists.’” The first noted that Pope Francis has made numerous references to the war since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. As the Ukraine statement concerns relations between states, it is highly likely that it too was issued by the Secretariat of State, which oversees the Holy See’s diplomatic ties.

The Vatican said that Pope Francis's comments on the death of Darya Dugina were meant to defend life, not affirm the Russian side of the war in Ukraine.

“I am really happy that the Holy See reacted on Ukraine’s position” regarding the pope’s comments, Yurash told CNS. While the pope did not identify the person by name, Vatican News confirmed the pope was referring to the Aug. Andrii Yurash, Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See, told Catholic News Service Aug. The innocent.” Pope Francis spoke of Dugina as an innocent victim of war, drawing a strong response from Ukrainian officials. 24, Pope Francis repeated his calls for peace and spoke of how so many people were affected by war.

In response to polemics that have arisen in recent days concerning the words of Pope Francis, a communiqué from the Holy See cites the Pope's ...

“On more than one occasion, as in recent days, public discussions have arisen on the political significance to be attributed to such interventions. For the most part, they are aimed at inviting pastors and the faithful to prayer, and all people of good will to solidarity and efforts to rebuild peace.” This is the affirmation of a communiqué from the Holy See, released one week after the words of Pope Francis at the Audience of Wednesday, 24 August, and his mention of the attack in which the daughter of Russian political analyst Alexander Dugin lost her life in Russia – words which have provoked controversial reactions at the political and institutional level in Ukraine.

After a diplomatic rift caused by one of many papal remarks on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Vatican on Tuesday released a statement saying that he ...

The innocent pay for war, the innocent!” The statement from the Vatican’s press office comes after the Holy See received pushback from Ukraine over Pope Francis lamenting the death of Darya Dugina, who was killed Aug. “On more than one occasion, as well as in recent days, public discussions have arisen about the political significance to be attached to such interventions,” says the statement.

During his regular general audience on August 24, Pope Francis condemned the car bomb murder of Daria Dugina. She was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a.

Among the first to protest were Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign minister, and Andrii Yuras, the Ukrainian ambassador to the Holy See. The innocent”. The innocent pay for the war.

The Holy See said Pope Francis' recent comments on a car bombing that killed the daughter of an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin should not be ...

After leading the Angelus, he said: “Let us pray for the people of Ukraine and for all those who suffer because of war. 24 appeal for an end to the war in Ukraine, in which he referenced Dugina’s death. “I think of that poor girl blown up by a bomb under her car seat in Moscow.

The Vatican has defended Pope Francis from allegations he hasn't come down hard enough on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, saying the pontiff clearly ...

“The words of the Holy Father on this dramatic question should be read as a voice raised in defense of human life and of the values linked to that, and not taken as a political position," the Vatican said. Last week, Ukraine summoned the top papal diplomat to complain about recent comments by Francis. In his remarks, Francis also said orphans in Ukraine and Russia were among the “innocents” who have been victimized by the “insanity of war.”

After allegations claiming that Pope Francis was not critical of Russia for invading Ukraine in late February, the Holy Seat defended the pontiff, ...

Last week, Ukraine summoned the top papal diplomat to complain about recent comments by Francis. "As for as the war of wide dimensions in Ukraine, begun by the Russian Federation, the interventions of the Holy Father Francis are clear and unequivocal in condemning it as morally unjust, unacceptable, barbaric, senseless, repugnant and sacrilegious." In his remarks, Francis also said orphans in Ukraine and Russia were among the "innocents" who have been victimised by the "insanity of war".