The Pope promises to do all possible so that war in Ukraine ends soon, Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki

On February 20, the ad Limina visit of the Catholic Bishops in Ukraine completed. Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, President of the Conference of the Episcopate of Latin rite Ukraine, shared his impressions of the visit, especially of a meeting with Pope Francis.

“We are very pleased that in this difficult time for Ukraine, together with our pilgrims we could get to the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul, to pray for our Church in a special way, for our whole country, for peace in Ukraine,” said Archbishop at the beginning of his interview to Radio Vatican.

He emphasized that the Vatican is constantly monitoring the situation in Ukraine:

“We are very pleased that in this difficult time for Ukraine, together with our pilgrims we could get to the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul, to pray for our Church in a special way, for our whole country, for peace in Ukraine. During these meetings, we were very impressed that every cardinal, every bishop asked us about the situation in Ukraine, ascertained us of their prayerful solidarity.”

The highlight of the visit was meeting with Pope Francis. Archbishop Mokrzycki says that the Pope promised to assist the peace process in Ukraine, and even to think about a possible visit to Ukraine:

“Pope Francis asked us to tell him about the war. He told us that he did not know about the torturesused by enemies towards our soldiers. He said he would talk with representatives of the world’s countries and will be asking their assistance so the war endedsoon. He asked us to tell all the faithful and all the laity in Ukraine that he remembers them in prayer every day, he stays beside us and will do everything to help us. Every hour, every day, if we have any problems, any request, we can always turn to him as a father, because he loves us, and he also said he would think about coming to Ukraine,” the Catholic media center reports.