The Cardinals gathered in the twelfth preparatory congregation of the conclave, which will begin this Wednesday, May 7, have made a Call for all parts involved in the war in Ukraine, in the Middle East and in other parts of the world to achieve “a high permanent fire as soon as possible” and “negotiate, without previous conditions and new delays, peace.”
«We, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, gathered in general congregation before the start of the conclave, having confirmed that there have been no progress in the promotion of peace processes in Ukraine, in the Middle East and in many other parts of the world, and that in fact the attacks especially against the civilian population have intensified, we make a sincere appeal to all the parties involved to reach a permanent fire as soon as possible and negotiate, without prior conditions and new delays, peace long desired by the populations involved and for the entire world, “says the statement published by the Holy See press office.
In addition, the wandering have invited all the faithful to «intensify your prayers to the Lord for a fair and lasting peace «.
The calls to end conflicts in the world were a constant during the pontificate of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, 2025 at 88 years of age.
In his last message on the occasion of the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” blessing (to the city of Rome and the world), the eve of his death, the Argentine pontiff denounced “the dramatic and unworthy humanitarian crisis” in Gaza and requested a ceasefire.
-But he also had words for the situation in Yemen, in the “martyred Ukraine” and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among other countries.
The 133 voters will be isolated from Wednesday in the Vatican to choose the successor of the first Latin American Pope, who will become the new spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics in the world.
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