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and questioned "whether it is right to supply the Ukrainians."  The Pope added, "In Ukraine, it seems that it was others who created the conflict."  On June 14, 2022 Pope Francis told a group of editors of [[Jesuit]] magazines, "World War 3 has already been declared," according to the Italian newspaper ''La Stampa''.<ref>https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/06/14/pope-francis-war-ukraine-nato-243153</ref>

and questioned "whether it is right to supply the Ukrainians."  The Pope added, "In Ukraine, it seems that it was others who created the conflict."  On June 14, 2022 Pope Francis told a group of editors of [[Jesuit]] magazines, "World War 3 has already been declared," according to the Italian newspaper ''La Stampa''.<ref>https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/06/14/pope-francis-war-ukraine-nato-243153</ref>

Speaking to the 10th All-Russian Catholic Youth Assembly in a video address Pope Francis said

Speaking to the 10th All-Russian Catholic Youth Assembly in a video address in late August 2023 Pope Francis said

{{quotebox-float|“Never forget your heritage...You are the descendants of great Russia: the great Russia of saints, rulers, the great Russia of Peter I, Catherine II, that empire – educated, great culture and great humanity...Never give up on this heritage...You are descendants of the great Mother Russia, step forward with it...And thank you – thank you for your way of being, for your way of being Russian”.}}

{{quotebox-float|“Never forget your heritage...You are the descendants of great Russia: the great Russia of saints, rulers, the great Russia of Peter I, Catherine II, that empire – educated, great culture and great humanity...Never give up on this heritage...You are descendants of the great Mother Russia, step forward with it...And thank you – thank you for your way of being, for your way of being Russian”.}}

The [[fascist]] regime of Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] blasted the speech as "[[imperialist]] [[propaganda]]".<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/europe/pope-francis-russia-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html</ref>

The [[fascist]] regime of Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] blasted the speech as "[[imperialist]] [[propaganda]]", [[CNN]] reported.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/europe/pope-francis-russia-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==