The Pope mentioned the 'martyr Ukraine' and urged not to forget it.

On Wednesday, Pope Francis in the Vatican during a service called to pray for the nations suffering from war. He mentioned Ukraine, calling it 'martyr'. This was reported by the Vatican News portal.

In addition, after the general audience, the Pope expressed regret over the escalation of the situation in Lebanon following bombings by Israel. He called on the international community to do everything possible to stop the escalation, calling it horrifying and unacceptable.

After this, Francis called on those present to pray for all the nations suffering from war.

And let us pray for all, for all the peoples suffering because of war: let us not forget martyr Ukraine, Myanmar, Palestine, Israel, Sudan, all suffering peoples. Let us pray for peace!

Earlier, the Pope had already condemned the shelling of Ukrainian territory by Russia and the killing of Ukrainian civilians.

Recall that during the war in Ukraine and the hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Francis had previously called for a ceasefire and noted that 'peace achieved through negotiations is always better than endless war.'

It should be noted that Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire and the resumption of negotiations, not the capitulation of Ukraine. This was stated by the director of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni.

On June 14, the Pope held bilateral meetings with world leaders at the G7 summit in Italy, including a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.