Putin congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election, expressing hope for continued dialogue based on "shared Christian values." ...

In their first call, Pope Leo emphasized dialogue with Putin about the Ukraine war, while the Kremlin leader claimed Kyiv was ...

Pope Leo XIV does not seek to become a mediator in Russia's war against Ukraine. Why is the Vatican refraining from taking ...

The American pontiff’s historic phone conversation with Vladimir Putin underscores the Vatican’s hopes to play a bigger role.

The readout of the pope's call with Vladimir Putin was unusual for the Vatican, which does not always issue statements about ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Leo XIV held a telephone conversation. The Kremlin head complained about Ukraine ...

Pope Leo XIV had a phone call with Vladimir Putin, asking the president to open the gates of peace with a pastoral plea for ...

According to Alexander Avdeyev, Vladimir Putin "met with the Pope three times and paid visits to the Vatican" MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/. The dialogue between Pope Francis and Russian President ...

Pope Leo XIV broke his silence ... let us meet; let us dialogue; let us negotiate!" The statements were made just one day before Putin's anticipated meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Pope Leo urged Russia to take steps towards ending the conflict in Ukraine when he spoke to President Vladimir Putin for the first time, the Vatican said on Wednesday.