The Pope: “Ukraine, Palestine. Governments have the courage to stop wars”

Pope Francis urges the leaders of nations to "make gestures of dialogue that lead to an end to wars"

ROME – A thought for Ukraine, for Palestine, for Israel. For all the wars that must be stopped. Pope Francis dedicated it today at the end of the Regina Caeli, appealing to the leaders of the nations to make an effort to “open doors of peace“.

This is his speech: “The Holy Spirit is the one who creates harmony and creates it starting from different, sometimes conflicting, realities. Today, the feast of Pentecost, let us pray to the Holy Spirit, love of the Father and of the Son, to create harmony in hearts, harmony in families, harmony in society, harmony in the whole world”, said Pope Francis. “May the Spirit increase communion and brotherhood between Christians of different confessions. Give rulers the courage to carry out gestures of dialogue that lead to putting an end to wars“, added the Pontiff. p>

“Let’s think about Ukraine, my thoughts go in particular to the city of Kharkiv, which suffered an attack two days ago. Let’s think about the Holy Land, Palestine, Israel< /strong>. Let us think of many places where there are wars. May the Spirit lead the leaders of the nations to open doors of peace”, he concluded.