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Pope Francis attended a Vatican screening of the 2022 documentary "Freedom on Fire: Ukraine s Fight for Freedom" on Feb. 24, 2023. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Feb 25, 2023 / 08:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis said a spontaneous prayer for peace during a Vatican event for the first anniversary of Russia s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Friday.After saying a few words about the war in Ukraine, the pope invited those present to pray with him."Holy Father, who art in heaven, look at our miseries, look at our wounds, look our pain. Look also at our selfishness, our petty interests, and the capacity we have to destroy ourselves," he prayed. "Heal us. Heal our hearts, heal our minds, heal our eyes that they may see the beauty that you have made and not destroy it in selfishness. Sow in us the seed of peace. Amen."Pope Francis attended a Vatican screening of the 2022 documentary "Freedom on Fire: Ukraine s Fight for Freedom" on Feb. 24, 2023. Vatican MediaP