The pontiff urged Russian Catholic youth to embrace their heritage of the 'enlightened Russian Empire.'
. The pontiff drew condemnation with remarks delivered to a gathering of Russian Catholic youth on August 25, whom he urged to be proud of their heritage.
"You are heirs of the great Russia — the great Russia of saints, of kings, the great Russia of Peter the Great, Catherine II, the great, enlightened Russian Empire of so much culture, of so much humanity," he said."Never give up this heritage." Pope Francis holds his homily during the weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square, June 28, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican."I wish you, young Russians, the vocation to be artisans of peace in the midst of so many conflicts, in the midst of so much polarization on all sides, which plague our world.
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