Pope Francis kissed a faded Ukrainian flag as he condemned the "massacre of Bucha" on Wednesday.

Francis spoke out against the "horrendous cruelties" taking place in Ukraine that resulted in "innocent blood" after photos emerged of bodies strewn across the streets in the wake of Russian bloodshed, according to the Vatican News.

"Recent news from the war in Ukraine, instead of bringing relief and hope, brought new atrocities, such as the massacre of Bucha," he said during a weekly public appearance at the Vatican, as reported by Reuters. "Stop this war! Let the weapons fall silent! Stop sowing death and destruction."

Francis welcomed several child refugees who arrived from Ukraine on Tuesday, decrying the "fruit of war" before giving each a chocolate Easter egg.

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"These children had to flee and have come to a strange land," Francis said. "Let us not forget them, and let us not forget the Ukrainian people.”

The pope has taken extraordinary action to condemn the war in Ukraine, violating diplomatic protocol by leaving the Vatican and visiting a Russian Embassy.

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Horrific images emerging out of Bucha have drawn global condemnation. More than 400 dead civilians have been found in several towns outside of Kyiv, including Bucha, with some buried in mass graves in plain sight or shoved in sewers and others scattered in the streets, a Ukrainian official said Sunday.