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Pope urges to spend less on Christmas, send difference to Ukrainians

by The Kyiv Independent news desk December 14, 2022 2:23 PM 1 min read
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Pope Francis asked people on Dec. 14 to spend less on Christmas celebrations, using the savings to help Ukrainians through a very difficult winter.

“Let’s have a more humble Christmas, with more humble gifts, and send what we save to the Ukrainian people, who need it,” he said.

On Dec. 9, the Pope was seen crying during a prayer for Ukraine.

Pope Francis recently compared Russia’s war against Ukraine to the “terrible” Holodomor genocide, the famine of Ukrainians by the Soviet authorities which killed millions in 1932-1933.

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