Cardinal Zuppi Arrives in Ukraine to Begin Work as Vatican Peace Envoy

Cardinal Zuppi Arrives in Ukraine to Begin Work as Vatican Peace Envoy

Francesco Pierantoni from Bologna, Italy - Premio Colombe d’oro per la pace Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Italy. During the June 5–6 visit, Cardinal Zuppi is expected to meet with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kulebas, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, and possibly President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Cardinal arrives in war-torn Ukraine to begin pope’s peace mission - The Catholic Leader

CARDINAL Matteo Zuppi arrived in Kyiv on Monday to carry out the peace mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has since clarified that Zuppi’s mission does not have mediation as its immediate goal. “Kyiv would not be prepared at present for mediation in the strict sense of the […] The post Cardinal arrives in war-torn Ukraine to begin pope’s peace mission appeared first on The Catholic Leader.

Cardinal Zuppi arrives in Ukraine to begin work as Vatican peace envoy

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 5, 2023 / 07:55 am Cardinal Matteo Zuppi arrived in Kyiv on Monday to carry out the peace mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis. The Vatican announced June 5 that Zuppi will spend two days in the Ukraine capital “to listen in depth to the Ukrainian authorities about possible ways to achieve a just peace and support humanitarian gestures that may help ease tensions.” During the June 5–6 visit, Zuppi is exp…