Catholic Review
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine when they meet in Alaska.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Ukrainian child advocate Mykola Kuleba is pleading for the Vatican’s assistance, after publicly highlighting what he said was one of several databases used by Russian occupation officials to market abducted Ukrainian children to Russian foster and adoption families.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to meet in Alaska Aug. 15, Pope Leo XIV prayed that world leaders would recognize the impact their actions have on the local population.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry
In a message of solidarity and peace, Pope Leo XIV said the Catholic Church stands with young people suffering in war-torn areas, including Gaza and Ukraine.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the faith of Ukrainians is being “sorely tested,” but God “will have the last word, and life will conquer death,” said Pope Leo XIV.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
In a little over a month since his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has appeared to embrace his role as a head of state to promote Catholic principles about peacebuilding, an analyst told OSV News. His actions as a head of state could also impact U.S. diplomacy.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
The Vatican can take three key steps to provide greater assistance than it already has in securing the return of Ukrainian children forcibly taken by Russia, a Ukrainian child advocate and former government official told OSV News.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Up to seven people were killed and up to 13 injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Kyiv and Odesa June 10, which also damaged the historic Holy Wisdom Cathedral, also known as St. Sophia Cathedral.
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Syndicated Columnist
Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine
Putin’s war on Ukraine is a war to reverse the American and Western victory in the resolution of the Cold War.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Pope Leo XIV and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first telephone conversation June 4 with the pope encouraging Putin to make a gesture to show he is serious about peace with Ukraine, the Vatican press office said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
As civilian casualties from multiple conflicts have soared, the Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations has called for a renewed respect for human dignity and international law, along with restrictions in armaments and a commitment to end the scourge of war.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine — an offer Russia has turned down — was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must start negotiating and stop the killing, the Vatican secretary of state said.
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