US EditionPope Leo XIV to make first visit to Ukraine
- On Monday, Pope Leo XIV engaged in his first confirmed diplomatic conversation since his election by speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- The call occurred amid the nearly three-year war sparked by Russia's 2022 invasion, prompting discussions about ceasefire proposals and humanitarian concerns.
- During their conversation, Zelenskyy extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit Ukraine and raised concerns about the numerous Ukrainian children displaced by Russian forces.
- Zelenskyy characterized their conversation as warm and meaningful, while Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of freeing all detainees and allowing children to be reunited with their families.
- The leaders agreed to stay in touch and plan an in-person meeting soon, with Ukraine hoping the pope's visit would symbolize solidarity and advance peace efforts.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday that he will meet "probably Sunday" the new Pope Leo XIV, stating that this would depend however on diplomatic developments with Russia. ...
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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…
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…
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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