Pope Leo urges peace between Russia, Ukraine as attacks escalate
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in Ukraine during the traditional Angelus prayer, decrying recent Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure that have killed noncombatants.
- Intensified Russian missile and drone strikes have crippled civilian infrastructure and apartment buildings across Ukraine, as the nation faces critical shortages of Western-supplied Patriot air-defence systems.
- Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported at least one person killed and 10 others wounded in overnight attacks between Saturday and Sunday, while Leo remarked he follows the news "with a heavy heart."
- Following their Saturday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Zelensky stated his government is ready for "constructive" discussions with the envoys, noting that proposals are prepared to help bring the war to an end.
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The head of the Catholic Church expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people and called for a halt to violence and destruction.
<p>Pope Leo XIV made a statement after Witkoff and Kushner's visits to Moscow and Kiev Pope Leo XIV called for an end to hostilities in Ukraine. He hopes that the visits of US special representatives will resume negotiations.</p>
The pontiff expressed concern over the attacks that have affected cities and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and renewed his call to stop violence and open space for diplomacy. In the Zaporiyia region, the latest Russian attacks have left at least one dead and 25 injured.
Pope Leo XIV said the diplomatic efforts of recent days could help restore peace talks on Ukraine and lead to concrete results.
Pope Leo XIV, head of the Vatican State, expressed his sorrow at the recent attacks targeting various cities and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, and called for an end to the violence, dialogue, and the establishment of peace.
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