The Pope says all efforts must be made “to end wars in Ukraine and the Middle East

He limited his public speech to his weekly audience at St. Peter's Square once again because of continuing health problems.

“We should never forget that war is always defeat, we cannot continue in war, we must make all efforts to mediate, negotiate the end of the war, let us pray for this”, the Pope said in the short speech at the end of the audience, citing Ukraine of “marginized” and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

87-year-old Francescu, who has problems with the movement and has suffered in recent weeks from cooling and bronze attacks, has once again left reading the majority of his pre-arranged texts prepared for the audience, Reuters reports Klankosova.tv broadcast.

He delegated the task to an assistant, telling believers that he was still obliged to restrict his public talk.

Earlier this month, Francescu caused controversy, suggesting in an interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI that Ukraine should demonstrate the courage of the white flag” and open talks with Russia. His deputy, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, later explained that Russia must first stop its aggression.

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