Pope Leo XIV calls Putin from hospital urging ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky

The Pontif reportedly rang the Russian leader, to tell him how he feels about the ongoing Ukrainian conflict

Pope Leo spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine, as he recovers in hospital from a lung cancer operation. The Vatican said that Pope Leo “expressed his deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of food and medical assistance, and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population”. The...

The Pontif rang the Russian President while he was recovering from lung cancer surgery

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine, as he recovers in hospital from a lung cancer operation. The Vatican said that Pope Leo "expressed his deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of food and medical assistance, and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population." The surprise notice from the Vatican Friday evening suggested that the recovering pope is still hard at work, despite Tuesday's operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung. Residents of Oleshky in southern Ukraine are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis with shortages of food and medication as they are caught in the crossfire between Russian and Ukrainian troops. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk denounced on Friday a "desperate" situation in the city, calling on Russia to enable civilians to evacuate. In a note, the Kremlin said the two had tal

The Vatican released the first images of Leo since his lung cancer surgery on Tuesday.

Pope Leo called Vladimir Putin to call for a ceasefire in an occupied town that has had no food deliveries since May, days after the Pontiff was diagnosed with cancer

A papal appeal to Moscow cut through the Vatican’s latest medical update as Pope Leo XIV, still recovering in hospital from lung cancer surgery, spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Holy See said. The Vatican reported the pope is showing “steady improvement” after Tuesday’s operation. In the call, the American pontiff voiced […]