– To pray through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary the gift of peacenext Sunday I will go to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where I will say the rosary and address to the Blessed Virgin Mary. fervent supplication – declared the Pope during Wednesday's homily, quoted by Vatican News.
Francis appealed to those gathered to accompany him, and the next day (October 7 – ed.) to join in prayer and fasting for peace.
After the end of the Holy Mass inaugurating the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the hierarch met with a group of Ukrainians who had come to Vatican z Volhynia.
Vatican. The Pope met Ukrainians and kissed the flag
The seventy-person group targeted the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii. There they are to ask for an end to the conflict that has been going on for over two years Ukrainian-Russian war.
– We travel to pray for peace for ours Ukrainy and the whole world. The mothers and wives of soldiers are with uswho unfortunately died, who cannot be found and who are still fighting – said Natalia, one of the expedition participants.
The Pope during a meeting with pilgrims he kissed the Ukrainian flagand then blessed those gathered.
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