It comes after Francis said the Vatican was working on a secret mission to end the war.
Pope Francis meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican
His exact schedule had not been publicly announced because of security concerns, and the Vatican only confirmed a papal meeting shortly before the Ukrainian president’s plane touched down.The pontiff makes frequent impassioned pleas on behalf of Ukraine’s ‘martyred’ people, in his words. Italian President Sergio Mattarella welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before their meeting at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome At the end of April, flying back to Rome from a trip to Hungary, Francis told reporters on the plane that the Vatican was involved in a behind-the-scenes peace mission but gave no details.
Last month, Ukraine’s prime minister met with Francis at the Vatican and said he asked the pontiff to help Ukraine get back children illegally taken to Russia during the invasion.
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