In their first call, Pope Leo emphasized dialogue with Putin about the Ukraine war, while the Kremlin leader claimed Kyiv was escalating the conflict after recent infrastructure attacks.

Pope Leo urged Russia to take steps towards ending the war in Ukraine when he spoke to President Vladimir Putin for the first time, the Vatican said on June 4. "The pope made an appeal for Russia ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Leo XIV held a telephone conversation. The Kremlin head complained about Ukraine and demonstrated an alleged willingness for peaceful dialogue, according ...

Pope Leo XIV called the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. The pontiff urged the Kremlin leader to support peace with Ukraine, states the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni ...

On June 4, Pope Leo XIV had a phone call with Vladimir Putin, asking the president to open the gates of peace with a pastoral plea for dialogue. Despite the Vatican’s hopeful tone, Russia’s ...

Pope Leo XIV has called on Russia to take steps towards ending the war in Ukraine during his first conversation with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Source: Vatican News, as reported by European ...

In an unprecedented move, Pope Leon XIV spoke directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Wednesday, urging him to take meaningful action toward peace with Ukraine. According to the ...

The pope’s phone conversation with Putin, confirmed by a Vatican spokesman late Wednesday night, came the same day that United States President Donald Trump had a call with the Russian president.

Pope Leo XIV held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. During the phone conversation, which took place on Wednesday, June 4, the Pontiff ...

THE VATICAN, June 4. /TASS/. Pope Leo XIV noted in his first phone talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin that dialogue is crucial to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.