Pope Leo XIV condemned the Russian strikes on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and called for asking the Lord to open paths of dialogue and make a just and lasting peace possible, UNN reports.
Disturbing news is arriving about the war in Ukraine, which continues to expand. There are many innocent victims, rescuers have died, and churches and cultural heritage sites have been destroyed by fire. I stand in solidarity with all those who mourn their loved ones, with the wounded, and with those who, amidst the violence, continue to courageously serve life
He also called for prayers that this war would end.
Let us ask the Lord to open paths of dialogue, extinguish hatred, and make a just and lasting peace possible
As a reminder
As Prosecutor General Kravchenko reported, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into the Russian strike on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra regarding the violation of the laws and customs of war; since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, almost 2,000 cultural monuments in Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed, over a hundred of them under the auspices of UNESCO, and there are already more than 240 criminal proceedings and 15 suspects.