By Guardian Nigeria 26 February 2022 | 7:43 pm Pope Francis expressed his “deep pain for the tragic events” resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv’s embassy to the Vatican said Saturday. Pope Francis expressed his “deep pain for the tragic events” resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv’s embassy to the Vatican said Saturday. “Today Pope Francis had a telephone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Holy Father expressed his deepest pain for the tragic events unfolding in our country,” the embassy wrote on Twitter. Zelensky also tweeted to thank Francis “for praying for peace in Ukraine and a ceasefire. The Ukrainian people feel the spiritual support of His Holiness”. Francis made a rare intervention on Friday when he tweeted in several languages, including Russian, to denounce all war as a “shameful capitulation”. “Every war leaves our world worse than it was before. War is a failure of politics and of humanity,” he said, quoting his encyclical on peace published in 2020. In another rare act, Francis visited Russia’s embassy to the Vatican on Friday morning to voice his concern on the second day of Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour. The pope normally never visits foreign diplomatic headquarters and usually receives accredited diplomats at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. Latest 19 mins ago Sir, I have just concluded a workshop with Magistrates in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and I must say that I am more convinced than ever that unless we start protecting our lawyers within the magistrate, our justice system will completely breakdown. 1 day ago Pope Francis expressed his “deep pain for the tragic events” resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv’s embassy to the Vatican said Saturday. 1 day ago Masked gunmen raided the headquarters of Guinea-Bissau’s former ruling party on Saturday, two party members said, weeks after a failed coup attempt in the West African country. 1 day ago Newcastle United claimed a fourth win in five 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) games on Saturday with a crucial 2-0 victory at 10-man Brentford. 1 day ago Manchester United’s challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League stumbled once more as Watford clung on for a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford to boost their hopes of survival.
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