Pope Francis on Thursday lamented the
fact that conflict was causing food crises in many parts of the
world and said that "we have returned to the drama of Cain and
Abel" with the war in Ukraine.
"A life-destroying violence has been unleashed (in Ukraine),"
the Argentine pontiff said as he addressed representatives of
ROACO, a church organization providing aid and assistance to
Christians across the Middle East.
"A luciferous, diabolical violence, to which we believers are
called to react with the power of prayer, with the concrete help
of charity, with every Christian means so that weapons give way
to negotiations."
The Pope said he hoped for peace soon, but admitted that
"everything seems to be going in the opposite direction: Food
diminishes and the clang of weapons increases".
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