Ukrainians Dismayed as Pope Declines to Condemn Russia at World Youth Day

Since declining to name Russia as the aggressor early in the war, Pope Francis has repeatedly expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, even calling them “martyred.” But his methods of pursuing peace — including a secret mission that baffled Ukrainian officials, and a reluctance to more fulsomely condemn Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin — have bothered many of the Ukrainian Catholics who came to this week’s major meeting of Catholic youth from around the world. Read more

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