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Will Pope Francis meet Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy this weekend?
While the Vatican has not confirmed the meeting, diplomatic sources reportedly expect it. Read more
Pope Francis greets Russian Orthodox metropolitan after audience
The brief encounter in St. Peter’s Square with Metropolitan Anthony took place days after the pope said secret peace talks... Read more
Ukraine’s prime minister asks Pope Francis to help bring back children taken to Russia
Ukraine’s prime minister told journalists Thursday that he has asked Pope Francis for help getting back children forcibly deported to... Read more
Ukraine faults Vatican for ‘equating victim and aggressor’ during Way of the Cross
A Ukraine foreign ministry spokesman criticized a Vatican decision to have the words of two young people from Ukraine and... Read more
Pope Francis asked Catholics to renew Marian consecration every March 25. Here’s what that means
March 25 marks one year since Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Read more
Pope Francis invites Catholics to renew consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25
The solemnity of the Annunciation on Saturday marks one year since Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Blessed... Read more
Pope Francis says imprisonment of Nicaraguan bishop reminds him of Hitler’s dictatorship
Pope Francis also speaks about Russia's “imperial” agenda, his thoughts on retirement, and Benedict XVI's funeral in a new round... Read more
Spokesman for Russian Catholic bishops: ‘There is no foreseeable solution’ to Ukraine war
Father Kirill Gorbunov said that “the majority of the people are suffering” and that “after a year of war [with... Read more
European court: Russia violated human rights by not legally recognizing gay unions
Three couples claimed Russia’s failure to recognize their request for homosexual marriages violated the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. Read more
With Zelenskyy in the U.S., faith leaders sign petition calling for a ‘Christmas truce’
One thousand faith leaders have signed a petition that asks the Biden administration to push for a “negotiated settlement” to... Read more
Russia is ‘willing’ to speak with Pope Francis about the war in Ukraine
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said his government is willing to talk with Pope Francis, the U.S., and France to... Read more
Pope Francis appeals to Putin for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine
Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Oct. 2, the pope dedicated nearly all of his Angelus address... Read more
The geopolitics of Pope Francis’ trip to Kazakhstan
This week Pope Francis is traveling to Kazakhstan, a Muslim-majority country sandwiched between Russia and China. Read more
Pope Francis: Russia’s use of mercenaries in Ukraine is ‘monstrous’
In a new interview, the pope suggested the Ukraine war was ‘perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented.’ Read more
Metropolitan Hilarion moved in Russian Orthodox Church shake-up
He had served as the Russian Orthodox Church’s chief ecumenical official since 2009. Read more
Polish bishops’ leader: Vatican’s approach to Russia ‘naive and utopian’
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki made the remark after a May 17-20 visit to Ukraine. Read more
What’s the future of Catholic-Russian Orthodox relations?
Pope Francis appears to have burned ecumenical bridges with Moscow. Vatican Cardinal Kurt Koch is seeking to rebuild them. Read more
Russian Orthodox Church: Pope Francis’ comments about talks with Patriarch Kirill ‘regrettable’
The Moscow Patriarchate said the pope’s words were ‘unlikely to contribute to the establishment of a constructive dialogue.’ Read more
Pope Francis says he wants to meet Putin in Moscow to discuss Ukraine war
‘We have not yet had a response,’ the pope said. Read more
Pope Francis says Vatican canceled meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill
In an interview with an Argentine newspaper published Thursday, Pope Francis said a meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill will... Read more
