Pope Francis on Ukraine and the Gaza Strip: "A negotiated peace is better than a war without end"
Kyiv • UNN
Pope Francis calls for an end to wars, urging countries to seek peace through negotiations and praying for war-torn Ukraine and the Middle East, lamenting the devastating effects on Ukrainian children who have "forgotten how to smile."
Pope Francis has called for world peace amid the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, telling CBS News on Wednesday that "a negotiated peace is better than a war without end," UNN reports.
"Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace," the Pope said.
When asked if he could help in peace negotiations, he replied: "I can pray" and added: "I do. I pray a lot."
The Pope is also thinking about the war in Ukraine and the devastating effects that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had on Ukrainian children.
"Those kids don't know how to smile," the pope said. "I tell them something, but they forgot how to smile. And this is very hard when a child forgets to smile. That's really very serious. Very serious."
