After Ukraine controversy, Pope again condemns “madness of war”
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh condemnation of all wars, days after irking Kyiv and Western capitals for appearing to suggest that Ukraine should surrender and negotiate peace with its Russian invader. Francis had told Swiss broadcaster RSI that Ukraine should “show the courage of the white flag” and open talks […]
Essay: Ukraine war – Pope Francis should learn from his World War II predecessor’s mistakes in appeasing fascism
In an article first published on The Conversation, TIM LUCKHURST says Pope Francis should heed the mistakes of Pope Pius XII…
Vatican says Russian aggression must end to allow peace in Ukraine
Vatican City Reuters The first condition for any negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is that Russia should halt its aggression, the second in command to Pope Francis said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday. Ukraine’s foreign ministry summoned the papal nuncio on Monday to express “disappointment” with previous comments by Francis that Ukraine […]
Kremlin, NATO at odds over Pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ and start talks
Moscow, Russia/Brussels, Belgium Reuters The Kremlin on Monday said a call by Pope Francis for talks to end the Ukraine war was “quite understandable”, but NATO’s boss said now was not the time to talk about “surrender”. Pope Francis said in an interview recorded last month that Ukraine should have “the courage of the white […]
Ukraine minister, responding to Pope Francis, says Kyiv will never raise white flag
Reuters Ukraine’s foreign minister, responding to Pope Francis’s call to show “the courage of the white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia, said on Sunday that Kyiv would never capitulate and told the Vatican to pay special heed to its role in World War II. Francis made the comments in an […]
Pope says Ukraine should have “courage of the white flag” of negotiations
Rome, Italy Reuters Pope Francis has said in an interview that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow’s full-scale invasion two years ago and that has killed tens of thousands. Francis made his comments in an interview recorded […]
As lockdown bites, Malaysians hoist white flags in plea for help
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Reuters When Malaysian mother Hadijah Neamat was struggling to cope during the coronavirus lockdown, she hung a scrap of white cloth outside her window in a plea for help. The #benderaputih (white flag) campaign has gained momentum on social media in a bid to encourage people to help others in distress during […]