THE Pope Francisaddressing the faithful in his square Agios Petrosafter the “Angelus” prayer, dedicated to the Virgin, emphasized that he “prays for the victims of the cowardly terrorist attack in Moscow” and asked the Lord “that the hearts of those who implement and organize inhuman acts like and those which offend God”.

THE pontiff he recalled the commandment of the Lord “thou shalt not kill”.

Referring to Ukraineasked all believers to pray and stressed that “a very large number of people are without electricity, due to the intensification of attacks”.

“Please, let’s not forget the martyred Ukraine. Attacks against the country’s infrastructure not only cause death and pain, but also bring the risk of an even greater humanitarian tragedy,” the pontiff added.

Pope Francis, after completing his reading Gospelduring today’s Palm Sunday liturgy, he did not, however, read his established speech, due to fatigue which may be due to the virus that afflicted him in the past days.