Asked whether one of the journalists on the plane that took him from Rome to Malta had considered the invitation made by the Ukrainian authorities, the Pope replied “yes, on the table”. However, he did not provide further details.
The statement came after Jorge Bergoglio called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the “difficult humanitarian situation and the blockade of rescue corridors by Russian troops”.
The Argentine has condemned the invasion of Ukraine several times and refused to accept the Russian narrative that it was just a “special operation”, denouncing the “massacre” of the people, as well as always describing the conflict as a “war”. civilian.
Earlier today, before leaving Casa Santa Marta, the Pope met some refugee families from Ukraine, who were welcomed by the Sant’Egidio Community, and the Pope’s alms.
“The group included a 37-year-old mother with two daughters, aged 5 and 7, who came to Italy from Lviv about 20 days ago. The youngest daughter had heart surgery and is under medical supervision in Rome,” I told the Vatican.
Among the refugees are two mothers, a sister-in-law and four young children aged 10 to 17, who live in an apartment offered by an Italian woman.
On the note, a third family arrived who had passed through Poland three days ago: six from Kiev, mom and dad, three children aged 16, 10 and 8, and a grandmother aged 75.
The refugees live in a house offered by an Italian woman to welcome those fleeing the war. (ANSA)
source: Noticias
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