Ukraine Remains Hopeful for a Papal Visit, Ambassador Says
Zelenskyy said 3,000 people joined a peace Mass as Ukraine pressed its invitation for a papal visit.
- On July 20, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states and international organizations, expressing hope for a historic visit from Pope Leo XIV.
- Gallagher spent six days in Ukraine presiding over an outdoor Mass for 3,000 faithful at the Marian Shrine of Berdychiv on July 19, marking the 35th anniversary of the Latin Catholic Church's structure restoration.
- During the visit, Russia launched 41 ballistic missiles at Kyiv on July 19, killing one person and wounding 16, underscoring the ongoing conflict now lasting over four and a half years.
- Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See, noted that while no papal trip is confirmed, "a visit is possible," and the Vatican remains ready to facilitate negotiations supported by President Donald Trump.
- President Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for the Vatican's support on Ukraine's path to the European Union and its assistance in negotiating the repatriation of children forcibly deported to Russia.
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Our Sunday VisitorUkraine remains hopeful for a papal visit, ambassador says
(OSV News) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government’s representative to the Holy See are hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will visit Ukraine despite no firm indication from the Vatican that a visit is in the works. In a statement released following a July 20 meeting with Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states and international organizations, President Zelenskyy said he was “looking forward to P…
Zelensky thanked the Vatican for its readiness to host a meeting of leaders to end the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The President of Ukraine met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, thanking him for his prayers and support. They discussed diplomatic efforts to end the war and return the abducted children.
The delegation of the Holy See was in Kiev during a massive Russian strike.
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