That’s according to Vatican News, Ukrinform reports.
"And the same in the Middle East, Palestine and Israel, and wherever there is fighting: respect the people!" the Pope appealed, adding, "I always think in a heartfelt way of all the victims, especially civilians, caused by the war in Ukraine."
"Please let their cry for peace be heard: the cry of the people, who are tired of violence and want the war, which is a disaster for the peoples and a defeat for humanity, to stop!" pontiff stressed.
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As Ukrinform reported earlier, in Ukraine, about 530 religious buildings were damaged as a result of Russian shelling, according to the Kharkiv Human Rights Group.
Approximately 863 cultural heritage sites have been destroyed or damaged as a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
