The “martyred” Ukraine has held a dear place in Pope Francis’ heart since the Russian army invaded the country in February 2022.
His invitations to prayer for the Ukrainian people, as well as calls for peace, are now common. But not only that, the Holy Father has also made concrete gestures of solidarity with the victims of the conflict.
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The last one is a special gift before the arrival of Christmas: a medical car converted into a small hospital to care for the inhabitants of this country devastated by war.
The person in charge of transporting this ambulance, where the wounded can be operated on, will be the Pope’s beggar, Cardinal Konrad Krajweski.
In addition, Pope Francis sends them six ultrasound machines that will be donated to the destroyed and bombed hospitals.
During his trip through Ukraine, Cardinal Krajewski will visit several communities to meet with people who suffer, to bring them hope and the closeness of Pope Francis.
The cardinal has already visited the most affected areas on at least eight occasions at the request of the Holy Father.
In June this yeartook the third ambulance donated by the Pontiff to Ukraine. On that occasion, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity visited the Zboriv district, in the Ternopil region.
In addition, he took with him a large quantity of essential medicines from the Vatican Pharmacy and the Polyclinic Pharmacy. Agostino Gemelli.
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
I am a graduate in Journalism and Advertising from the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid. Specialized in religious information in Spain since 2015. I have been a senior correspondent for ACI Prensa and EWTN Noticias in the Vatican for two years and I am currently a European correspondent based in Spain.