Pope Francis received for the first time in the Vatican a delegation of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations. It is reported by "

" It is like children in a family where one is there, the other is somewhere, but when the mother is sick, everyone gathers together,” Pope Francis said, stressing that in this case we are not talking about Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Orthodox.

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At the same time, the head of the OCU, Epiphanius, wrote on his Twitter that at the meeting the Pope was asked to continue praying for Ukraine and the struggle for truth..

The Pope assured that he was praying for Ukraine: \! I carry you in my heart and beg God to have mercy on this so brave people.! "

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Recall, earlier it was reported that the Cabinet of Ministers submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Activities of Religious Organizations in Ukraine”, which seeks to ban the activities of churches in Ukraine whose leadership is located in a state waging armed aggression against Ukraine.