Pope Francis condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Sunday, calling it a “massacre.”
“The only thing to do is stop this unacceptable armed aggression before it reduces cities into cemeteries,” Francis told a crowd of worshipers gathered at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City during his Sunday blessing.
Francis urged people to take in refugees from Ukraine. More than 2.5 million people have already fled Ukraine due to the invasion, according to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
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