Pope Benedict XVI plans to address pilgrims from Ukraine and the Ukrainian community in Italy on November 23 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933.
Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pope Benedict XVI plans to address Ukrainians who will gather on St.Peter's Square in Vatican after a prayer "Angel of the God," which is traditionally read from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Sundays at 12:00.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Ukraine holds events in November to commemorate victims of the Holodomor famine on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the tragedy.
In 2006, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine said the Holodomor famine in 1932-1933 was an act of genocide against Ukrainian people.
According to various estimates, the Holodomor famine killed between three million and seven million of Ukrainians in 1923-1933.
