Wives of soldiers in Mariupol ask Pope to help save their husbands (CNS)

“We hope this meeting will give us a chance to save their lives, actually,” the wife of a soldier in the besieged Ukrainian city said after meeting with the Pope on May 11. “Our soldiers are ready to be evacuated to a third country.”

“He held our hands,” said another wife. “He told us he is praying for us, and he is doing everything.”