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The Pope on Catholic Palm Sunday urged to “lower arms” and start negotiations to establish peace

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On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, Reuters reports. “Lower your weapons!” asked the pontiff at the end of the service in St. Peter's Square, where tens of thousands of people gathered.

At the same time, he noted that the truce should not be used for rearmament and further resumption of hostilities, but to establish peace through real negotiations.

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, in turn, called on the Russians to rally around the government. “May the Lord help us all in this difficult time for our Fatherland to rally everyone, including around the authorities, and the authorities— be filled with responsibility for your people, humility and readiness to serve them even to the point of your life, — he said after the liturgy in the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Lyubertsy fields in Moscow (TASS quote).

Then “genuine solidarity and the ability to repel enemies, both external and internal, and arrange our life in such a way that there is as much goodness, truth and love as possible in this life,” he noted. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church warned that having power— “a very dangerous thing”, and “to whom much is given, much will be asked.”

On March 20, the Pope called on the international community to stop the fighting in Ukraine, saying that “the senseless massacres, atrocities are repeated every day, and there is no excuse for this.

In early April, Pope Francis announced plans to visit Kyiv. At the same time, he is not sure “can this be done and will it be convenient.” According to him, he is also going to meet with Patriarch Kirill.

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On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine, the purpose of which President Vladimir Putin called “demilitarization and denazification” neighboring country.

Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations have been held since March 27, they held several meetings in person, the last one took place in Istanbul on March 29. In addition, the parties hold consultations via videoconference. However, the Kremlin said that they “would like to see more dynamics from the Ukrainian side.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also insists on continuing negotiations with Russia, considering this the only way to cease fire.

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Pope Francis said that as a child he wanted to become a butcher, TASS reports.

According to him, he saw a butcher's counter in the market, who had an apron with a pocket on his belt , in which he put money.

Then a native of a family of Italian emigrants in Argentina decided that representatives of this profession live richly.

In December 2021, Pope Francis turned 85 years old, so much the same age as his predecessor, Benedict XVI, at the time of his abdication.

Francis was elected to the Apostolic throne in March 2013. Since that time, despite his advanced age, he rarely sought serious medical assistance.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to Pope Francis on his 85th birthday.

“ Your Holiness, please accept my heartfelt congratulations on his 85th birthday, '' the telegram says , published on December 17 on the Kremlin website. – Your whole life is dedicated to the promotion of high spiritual and moral values. '' warmly recalls the meetings with Pope Francis, as well as “ constructive and meaningful negotiations that confirmed the closeness of the approaches of Russia and the Holy See to the most important international problems. ''

The Russian leader expressed confidence that through joint efforts, much could be done for protection of the rights and interests of Christians, as well as to ensure interfaith dialogue. ''

The President wished the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church good health, prosperity and success in his “ noble and responsible mission. ''

As a gift, Putin sent Pope Francis a sculptural portrait of the great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, whose birthday this year marks 200 years.

Earlier it was reported that & nbsp; Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill congratulated Pope Francis on his 85th birthday. & nbsp; In his congratulations, the First Hierarch noted the high level of interaction between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church while maintaining traditions.

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