
Zelenskyy Delivers List of POWs in Russia to the Vatican to Mediate Their Release
The Holy See’s mediation for the release of Ukrainians detained in Russia is nothing new.
The Holy See’s mediation for the release of Ukrainians detained in Russia is nothing new.
The Pope, during the private audience at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Friday morning, assured the political leader of his and the universal Church’s continuous prayers for the people of Ukraine.
Pope Francis has met with Zelenskyy twice: once in 2020, before the Russian invasion, and again on May 13, more than a year after the February 2022 invasion.
COMMENTARY: The wounds from the Holy Father’s recent comments will not heal in Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and other lands subjugated by imperial Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his case to the United Nations and the U.S. Congress for more military aid against Russia.
Zelenskyy said he and Cardinal Zuppi discussed the situation in Ukraine and humanitarian cooperation.
The Holy See Press Office said Francis and Zelenskyy spoke about the humanitarian and political situation in Ukraine amid the conflict.
Pope Francis has been frank about his openness to helping broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.
The leaders, uniting across diverse faith backgrounds, state that the solution to the war waged by Russia is not a military one.
In a tweet posted on Aug. 12, Zelenskyy wrote that he had briefed the Pope by phone on Russia’s ‘horrible crimes’ and aggression against Ukraine.
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