Freedom of movement for displaced Ukrainians should be part of any negotiations to secure a peace that is at least proximally just and humane.
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Pope Leo says he hopes Trump-Putin meeting leads to ceasefire in Ukraine
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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Pope Leo: Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today and reaffirmed the Vatican’s willingness to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
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What Americans can learn about true freedom from a Ukrainian activist
Each year at this time, near the Fourth of July, we contemplate freedom. But maybe we are also being called to do an extended examination of our own fears.
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Pope Leo XIV and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have first phone call
Pope Leo and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke together by phone today, June 4, for the first time, the Kremlin said.
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Cardinal Parolin: Pope Leo wants peace between Russia and Ukraine, not a role in negotiations
Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine 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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Ukrainian president speaks with Pope Leo and invites him to Ukraine
“I invited His Holiness to make an apostolic visit to Ukraine. Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet inside St. Peter’s before Pope Francis’ funeral
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met inside St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of the funeral for Pope Francis on the morning of April 26.
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‘America deserves a moral leader, not a bully’: Our readers on Trump’s second term
America’s readers weigh in on the president’s temperament and conduct.
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The Military Chaplains of Ukraine
To Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J., “Victory is creating a society where a person feels their freedom and dignity, and where a human being remains a human being.”