The pontiff, 85, speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Square, asked for peace in the “senseless” war in Ukraine and other areas of the world, referencing the “troubling” possibility of nuclear war.
“May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of the cruel and senseless war into which it was dragged.
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