Pope Francis sends a letter to the Apostolic Nuncio to Russia nearly a month after the war in Ukraine passed the 1,000 day mark, and laments the suffering inflicted on innocent people while calling on his representative to foster diplomatic efforts to seek peace.
Speaking to Vatican News, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin describes Pope Francis’ 47th Apostolic Journey to Corsica on Sunday as a journey in the footsteps of Christian tradition, testimony, and encounter, during which he will reaffirm that the Mediterranean must not become a cemetery for migrants.
Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Association against Leukaemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma, and emphasises the need to dispel the "darkness of pain" generated by infirmity through the gift of self and closeness.