January 14, 2024 / 12:43 PM
After concluding the Angelus prayer today in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis called not to forget those who “suffer the cruelty of war in many parts of the world,” and assured: “war is itself a crime against humanity.”
The Holy Father remembered “especially” those suffering from wars “in Ukraine, Palestine and Israel,” and noted that “at the beginning of the year we exchanged wishes for peace, but weapons continued to kill and destroy.”
Pope Francis encouraged Catholics around the world to pray that those who “have power” over conflicts “reflect on the fact that war is not the way to resolve them, because it sows death among civilians and destroys cities and infrastructures.”