{"id":11739,"date":"2020-06-28T12:20:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T16:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/?p=11739"},"modified":"2020-06-28T12:20:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T16:20:24","slug":"pope-francis-prays-for-those-suffering-in-yemen-and-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-francis-prays-for-those-suffering-in-yemen-and-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis prays for those suffering in Yemen and Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/vatican-news-header-white.png\" alt=\"Vatican News\" \/>                                                                                                                                                                <\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/content\/dam\/vaticannews\/agenzie\/images\/ansa\/2020\/06\/23\/18\/1592929265800.jpg\/_jcr_content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg\" alt=\"Yemenis at a graveyard in Sana&#039;a\" \/>                            Yemenis at a graveyard in Sana&#039;a                 (ANSA)                                                    <\/figure>\n<p>                                     POPE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                Pope Francis                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Yemen                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Middle East                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Ukraine                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                war                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                natural disasters                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                appeal                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Angelus                                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                      Pope Francis prays for those suffering in Yemen and Ukraine          Pope Francis expresses his closeness and prayers for the people of war-torn Yemen and for those affected by flooding in western Ukraine.                                    <\/p>\n<p>By Devin Watkins<\/p>\n<p>Following the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis invited everyone to pray for the people of Yemen and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI invite you to pray for the people of Yemen, especially for children, who are suffering due to the serious humanitarian crisis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Malnourished Yemeni children<\/h2>\n<p>Yemen continues to be rocked by a 5-year-long civil war.<\/p>\n<p>The UN\u2019s children\u2019s agency warned Friday that millions of children could face starvation as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold in the country.<\/p>\n<p>UNICEF released a new report, entitled \u201cYemen five years on: Children, conflict and Covid-19\u201d, which said the number of malnourished Yemeni children could reach 2.4 million by year end.<\/p>\n<p>That would represent a 20 percent increase over the current figure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevastating food and cholera crises emerged during the conflict; while violence persistently blights lives, with more than 35 frontlines still active across the country,\u201d the report read. \u201cThe nation\u2019s health services are on the verge of collapse and the economy has been ravaged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UNICEF said the arrival of Covid-19 adds another layer on the emergency in Yemen.<\/p>\n<h2>Flooding in Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Pope Francis also appealed for prayers for people in western Ukraine, which has seen torrential rains and flooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay they experience the Lord\u2019s comfort and the care of their brothers and sisters,\u201d he prayed.<\/p>\n<p>At least 3 people have died in the flooding, and hundreds have been forced from their homes. Several villages have been cut off from surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Denys Shmygal toured the region earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation in five regions is critical. The Ivano-Frankivsk region suffered most,\u201d he said. \u201cThe last such flood was in 2008.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/support-comunicazione-banner.png\" alt=\"Your contribution for a great mission:support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home\" \/>                                       <\/figure>\n<p>                 Your contribution for a great mission:<br \/>support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home                                         Topics          <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                Pope Francis                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Yemen                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Middle East                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Ukraine                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                war                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                natural disasters                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                appeal                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                Angelus                                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                                    28 June 2020, 12:15              <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                              Send                      <\/li>\n<li>                              Print                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yemenis at a graveyard in Sana&#039;a (ANSA) POPE Pope Francis Yemen Middle East Ukraine war natural disasters appeal Angelus Pope Francis prays for those suffering in Yemen and Ukraine Pope Francis expresses his closeness and prayers for the people of war-torn Yemen and for those affected by flooding in western Ukraine. By Devin Watkins<br \/>\n Following the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis invited everyone to pray for the people of Yemen and Ukraine.<br \/>\n \u201cI invite you to pray for the people of Yemen, especially for children, who are suffering due to the serious humanitarian crisis,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n Malnourished Yemeni children Yemen continues to be rocked by a 5-year-long civil war.<br \/>\n The UN\u2019s children\u2019s agency warned Friday that millions of children could face starvation as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold in the country.<br \/>\n UNICEF released a new report, entitled \u201cYemen five years on: Children, conflict and Covid-19\u201d, which said the number of malnourished Yemeni children could reach 2.4 million ..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pope Francis prays for those suffering in Yemen and Ukraine - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-francis-prays-for-those-suffering-in-yemen-and-ukraine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pope Francis prays for those suffering in Yemen and Ukraine - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yemenis at a graveyard in Sana&#039;a (ANSA) POPE Pope Francis Yemen Middle East Ukraine war natural disasters appeal Angelus Pope Francis prays for those suffering in Yemen and Ukraine Pope Francis expresses his closeness and prayers for the people of war-torn Yemen and for those affected by flooding in western Ukraine. By Devin Watkins Following the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis invited everyone to pray for the people of Yemen and Ukraine. \u201cI invite you to pray for the people of Yemen, especially for children, who are suffering due to the serious humanitarian crisis,\u201d he said. Malnourished Yemeni children Yemen continues to be rocked by a 5-year-long civil war. The UN\u2019s children\u2019s agency warned Friday that millions of children could face starvation as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold in the country. 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