US EditionPope Leo Calls for Peace in Ukraine During His Angelus Address
Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace and healing for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict, emphasizing spiritual support and calling for dialogue to end violence, the Vatican said.
- On Aug. 24, Pope Leo XIV sent a heartfelt message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine's national feast, which Zelenskyy published on X, thanking the pope for his moral leadership and apostolic support.
- Marking its 34th Independence Day, Ukraine held national ceremonies in Kyiv amid Russia's years-long aggression since Aug. 24, 1991, including Crimea's annexation and 2022 invasion.
- The pontiff appealed for conversion of hearts and joined the spiritual initiative 'Global Prayer for Ukraine', calling for weapons to fall silent and dialogue to open a path to peace.
- U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg attended Kyiv's independence events as a fire at the Kursk-region nuclear facility was quickly extinguished with no injuries, while monitors lacked independent confirmation of the cause.
- After his July visit to the pope, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized relying on the Vatican for mediation and called for a just peace under the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace.
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Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine during his Angelus address
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for peace in Ukraine during his Sunday Angelus message. The pontiff was marking the country’s independence day, and noted that on Aug. 22 he called for a day of prayers and fasting to end wars around the world, including Ukraine. “Today we join our Ukrainian brothers and sisters who, with the spiritual initiative ‘World Prayer for Ukraine’, ask the Lord to give peace to their martyred country,” Leo said while speaki…
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Catholic News AgencyZelenskyy shares letter from Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s Independence Day
Pope Leo XIV gives his Sunday Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 24, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Aug 24, 2025 / 10:10 am (CNA). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky... [...]
ROME.- On the day of the 34th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the former Soviet Union - on 24 August 1991 - Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the Ukrainian President, Volodymir Zelensky, in which he made his position clear and called again for the continuation of the ongoing negotiations and for weapons to be put to rest.
The pontiff sent a message to President Volodimir Zelensky on the occasion of the Independence Day of his country
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