Pope Francis, in Easter Message, Calls for Peace in Ukraine

Pontiff also prays for survivors of February’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Pope Francis leads the Easter Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.Photo: andreas solaro/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

ROME—Pope Francis highlighted the war in Ukraine in his traditional Easter message on Sunday, calling for the international community to help end the fighting there.

The pope, who has frequently deplored the suffering of Ukrainians since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, followed his usual practice of not naming Russia as the aggressor but prayed for the wounded and bereaved and the return of prisoners on both sides.

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