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Francis (Latin: Franciscus PP.), Until his election on March 13, Jorge Mario Bergolio, pope, rejected a claim by Russian authorities that he was conducting a "special military operation" in Ukraine, saying the country was plagued by war.

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This was reported by Reuters, quoted by BTA.

"There are rivers of blood and tears in Ukraine," said the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

"This is not a military operation, but a war that leads to death, destruction and suffering," the pope said in a weekly address to people in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.

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