Pope Francis recalls fallen Ukrainian soldier at weekly audience
Wednesday, 3 April 2024 Pope Francis paid tribute on Wednesday to a Ukrainian soldier killed in the war with Russia during his weekly audience by displaying the soldier's Bible and observing a moment of silence for conflict victims, at St Peter's Square. Pope said, "This boy was called Olexandre, Alexander, 23 years old... he died in Adviika," a battered frontline town in the Donetsk region.
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