VATICAN CITY, Holy See - The Vatican sought Tuesday to defuse a row with Ukraine after Kyiv accused Pope Francis of spreading 'imperial propaganda' in a video message to young Catholic Russians.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - The Vatican sought Tuesday to defuse a row with Ukraine after Kyiv accused Pope Francis of spreading"imperial propaganda" in a video message to young Catholic Russians.
"It is with this kind of imperialist propaganda, 'spiritual staples' and the 'need' to save 'great Mother Russia', that the Kremlin justifies the murder of thousands of Ukrainians and the destruction of hundreds of Ukrainian cities and villages," he said late Monday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement Tuesday saying the pontiff's"off the cuff" remarks were intended to"encourage young people to preserve and promote what is positive in Russia's great cultural and spiritual heritage".Pope Francis regularly calls for peace in Ukraine, though in the early months after Russia's February 2022 invasion he drew criticism for not naming Moscow as the aggressor.
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