US EditionPope Leo XIV to make first visit to Ukraine
- Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held their first known phone call on Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine.
- The call followed ongoing Russian aggression that has entered its third year and included Kyiv's repeated concern over Ukrainian children taken by Russian forces.
- They discussed ceasefire proposals, the release of prisoners, and the situation of deported Ukrainian children, with Zelenskyy inviting the Pope to visit Ukraine.
- Zelenskyy characterized the discussion as warm and genuinely meaningful, expressing that a papal visit to Ukraine could inspire hope among all faith followers and citizens.
- The leaders agreed to stay in touch and plan an in-person meeting, signaling potential Vatican involvement in peace efforts and solidarity with Ukraine.
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Pope Leo XIV to make first visit to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone call with the pontiff on Monday. Writing on his official X handle after what he called a warm and truly substantive discussion with the new head of the Catholic Church, Zelenskyy said such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people The Vatican is yet to comment on the invitation. DAILY POST reports…
Zelenski, the first foreign leader to speak with Leo XIV, invites the Pope to Ukraine: "Your visit would bring true hope"
The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has been the first leader of a foreign country to speak with Pope Leo XIV. In the telephone conversation, both agreed to maintain contact and plan a personal meeting in the near future and the Ukrainian president has invited the pontiff to go to Ukraine. "A visit like this would bring true hope to all believers, to all our people," he said.Zelenski has congratulated Leo XIV on his election and thanke…
Zelensky spoke to Pope Leo XIV for the first time in the midst of new tensions for peace in Ukraine
KIEV.- Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky held his first dialogue with Pope Leo XIV this Monday since his election. In a conversation he described as “very warm and constructive,” the president extended a formal invitation to the pontiff to visit the country, at war for more than three years because of the Russian invasion. “An apostolic visit would bring hope to all believers, to all our people,” said Zelensky, who also asked the Vatican fo…
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