The Pope visits the Russian embassy
Pope Francis was at the Russian embassy to the Holy See to express “his concern about the war” in Ukraine, the Vatican press office reported Friday. The Argentine pontiff went to the headquarters of the Russian embassy to the Holy See, a few meters from the Vatican, to express to Ambassador Alexander Avdeev his “concern about the war” after the invasion of Ukraine early Thursday by Russian troops , specified a papal spokesman. In an unusual gesture, Pope Francis, who canceled his trip on Sunday to Florence, in central Italy, due to acute knee pain (gonalgia), appeared by car at the diplomatic headquarters, a few meters from Saint Peter’s Square, where he remained for more than half an hour, states the Vatican news page, Vatican News.