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Wives, mothers of Ukrainian POWs meet with Pontiff
June 20, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis met on June 19 with wives and mothers of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured in the siege of Mariupol. The women gave the Pontiff a painting, the splinter of a bullet, and children’s drawings and crafts.
The women spoke in favor of the humanitarian corridors to permit prisoner exchanges, “and for this we want to thank the Holy Father very much,” they said.
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