“Never Forget Famine”
For his part, Van der Bellen stressed: “We will never forget this terrible man-made famine, in which millions of people in Ukraine were deliberately starved by the Soviet regime.” Ninety years later, Ukrainians would have to fight once more, for their lives, their identity and to preserve their freedom, said the Federal President on Twitter (see below). “We stand with Ukraine!” he continued.
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Pope sharply criticizes Russia, praises Ukraine Pope raps Russian ‘cruelty’ in Ukraine
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Rome: Pope Francis has sharply criticized the violence and brutality of the Russian military in Ukraine and praised the heroism and courage of the Ukrainians. The pope made the critical remarks during a meeting with European editors of Jesuit magazines at the Vatican last month. On Tuesday, the Italian dailies La Stampa and Avvenir published reports.
The pope has said that there are no “good and bad” people and that NATO’s eastern expansion has angered Russia, harshly criticizing the Russian occupation. Some may say he is in favor of Putin in this situation. However, he clarified that this was not the case.
When we see the violence and cruelty of the Russian military, we must not forget the efforts to solve the problems. He confirmed that the Russian Patriarch, who had justified the war, would meet with Kirill. At the same time, he praised the courage of the Ukrainians and reiterated that they have a right to defend themselves. Russia thought it would end in a week. But the pope said the Ukrainians had miscalculated.
Pope Francis has announced the names of 21 priests who will be promoted to cardinal at the end of August. The head of the Catholic Church revealed the names to the audience in St. Peter’s Square, following the prayer “Rejoice, Queen of Heaven” today, Sunday.
Sixteen of the new cardinals will be eligible to vote at the conclave for the election of the new Pope of the Church if necessary, given that they are under 80 years old. The Ecclesiastical Council, a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals – for the admission of new members, is held on August 27.
The Pope can choose any ordained priest to join the College of Cardinals.
By creating this entity, the pope can influence the upcoming conclave and thus elect his successor as a pope is elected from among the cardinals. Following the death of Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano on Friday, there are currently 208 cardinals alive, but as of May, only 117 of them are eligible to vote in the conclave.
There are 67 of these eligible cardinals whom Pope Francis has chosen to appoint.
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