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A second day of voting is underway at the Vatican as the conclave presses forward with the pope selection process; President Trump announces a trade deal with the U.K.

Pope Offers Vatican as Venue for Peace Talks

(Rome) – Pope Leo XIV has offered the Vatican as a venue for peace talks, in a bid to help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Reports say the pope made the suggestion after a recent peace summit in Istanbul, Turkey — which failed to bring together Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia President Vladimir Putin. US President Donald Trump also declined to join the Turkey summit, and then he suggested that Putin avoided the talks bec…

Leão XIV's team says that negotiations in Turkey had a "tragic" result and offers Santa Sé to receive Putin and Zelenssky: "The Vatican is always ready to unite its enemies in front of us."

New Pope Offers Vatican For Ukraine Peace Talks After Istanbul Failure

Pope Leo XIV has offered to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks at the Vatican following the collapse of a summit in Istanbul, where Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to appear. Calling the outcome “tragic,” Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Holy See remains ready to facilitate direct talks to end the three-year war. Pope Leo, elected just last week, has made peace in Ukraine a top priority, appealing to both leaders …

And on the stalemate in Istanbul: "It is tragic, we hoped that a slow but positive process could be launched towards a peaceful solution to the conflict.

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