Pope Francis recalls fallen Ukrainian soldier at weekly audience April 03, 2024 at 12:56AM

Pope Francis paid tribute on Wednesday to a Ukrainian soldier killed in the war with Russia during his weekly audience by displaying the soldier's Bible and observing a moment of silence for conflict victims, at St Peter's Square. Pope said, "This boy was called Olexandre, Alexander, 23 years old... he died in Adviika," a battered frontline town in the Donetsk region.