# The Catholic cardinals gathered ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope called for ceasefires and peace negotiations without preconditions in Ukraine and the Middle East. They offered their “heartfelt appeal to all parties involved to reach as soon as possible a permanent ceasefire and to negotiate, without pre-conditions” a longer-term peace. The cardinals issued the statement after the last of their preparatory meetings at the Vatican ahead of tomorrow’s conclave to choose a new pope.
Catholic cardinals call for ceasefires and peace negotiations in Ukraine and Middle East