Today, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was received by Pope Francis as part of the Synod meetings in which he is participating as a member. “I wanted to inform the Holy Father about the disaster of the war and the challenges ahead as winter approaches.” Regarding the audience with President Zelensky: “For our president, the Pope is a global moral authority.” A plea to the international community: “Almost 6 million people will be without food and shelter in the coming months, we ask for your solidarity.”
By: Salvatore Cernuzio – Vatican News
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“It was a spiritual, confrontational, and reflective moment.” Archbishop Major Sviatoslav Shevchuk summarizes his audience with the Pope this morning, October 10, the eve of Francis’ meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (“Thank God our president comes to listen to the Holy Father,” says Shevchuk).
