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Pope Francisdenied rumors that he would soon resign and explained that he plans to visit Canada this month and wants to travel to Moscow and Kyiv.
Media reports indicate that many events in late August will soon signal resignation, including talks with cardinals around the world to discuss the new Vatican Constitution and a visit to the Italian city of Laquila. May in the future.
Pope Francis is a Vatican-backed child Greetings and congratulations to the Santa Malta Pediatric Clinic at Paul VI Hall. (Stefano Costantino / SOAP Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
L'Aquila is associated with Pope Celestine V, who resigned in 1294. Pope Benedict XVI visited. The city four years before his resignation in 2013.
"All of these coincidences made some people think that the same" liturgy "would occur," Francis said in a recent interview with Reuters. "But it never got into my heart. For now, no, for now. Really!"
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When he believed that such a time would come, he said, "We don't know. God will say."
Francis also tackled the ongoingwarbetween Russia and Ukraine. He said Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had been contacted about the possibility of a trip to Moscow.
The Pope has never visited Moscow, and Francis has repeatedly criticized Russiafor its invasion of Ukraine. Last week, Francis accused Moscow of waging a "cruel and meaningless war of aggression" against its neighbors.
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Pope Francis returns to Rome after a two-day visit to Fatima Address the journalist on the plane. Portugal, May 13, 2017.(AP)
The Vatican initially asked about the visit a few months ago, but according to Francis, Moscow said it was not correct. time.
However, Francis suggested that the trip might be more likely than it is now.
"I want to go (to Ukraine). I wanted to go to Moscow first," he said. "If the President of Russia gave me a small window to help for the cause of peace ..."
"And now, after I return from Canada, I thought it was possible, so we Exchanged messages about this and could somehow go to Ukraine. " "First of all, I would like to go to Russia and try some form of support, but I would like to go to both capitals."
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Pope Francisco will leave after meeting a young man in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday, September 20, 2015.(AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa)
Francisco is Roev. He also mentioned the recentUS Supreme Courtruling that overturned Wade. He respected the court's decision, but said he did not have enough knowledge to talk about the legal aspects of the controversial subject.
He strongly blamed the abortionand compared it to "hire a hitman."
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"I ask: is it legal to eliminate human life to solve the problem, is it correct?" He said.
The teachings of the Catholic Church say that life begins at the moment of conception.
Reuters contributed to this report.
