The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced on Monday, May 12 that he had spoken with Pope Léon XIV for the first time since his election and invited him to Ukraine.
“It was our first conversation, but it was already very warm and really constructive,” the Ukrainian president, whose country has millions of Greco -Catholic faithful on social networks, on social networks.
“Only peace”
While kyiv and his allies press Moscow to accept fire, Volodymyr Zelensky indicates that “he thanked his holiness for his support for Ukraine and all our people.”
On the balcony of the Saint-Pierre Basilica, Léon XIV called “an authentic, fair and lasting peace” in Ukraine on Sunday, revealing a broader support for the kyiv of the Vatican than during Pope Francis Pope.
The Ukrainian president adds that he had discussed with the sovereign pontiff of the “situation of the thousands of Ukrainian children deported by Russia” from the country’s invasion in 2022. A war crime that has been worth the penalty that Vladimir Putin is attacked by an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court.
“Ukraine has the help of the Vatican to repatriate their families,” said Volodymyr Zelensky in his message.
The position of Pope Leo XIV about the Russian invasion of Ukraine is analyzed closely, while his predecessor refused to designate Russia as an aggressor. In March 2024, Pope Francis even asked the Ukrainians to have the “white flag courage”, causing strong tensions between the Holy See and kyiv.
Source: BFM TV
