Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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 with Russia, but his deputy Cardinal Pietro Parolin clarified in a Tuesday interview that Russia should first halt its aggression.
