Pope Leo to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy on Sunday, Vatican says
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Posted on May 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Pope Leo will meet with Ukraine's President Zelenskiy at the Vatican on Sunday, following his inaugural Mass, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will have a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy later on Sunday following the pope's inaugural Mass, the Vatican said.
Leo spoke with Zelenskiy on Monday in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader, underscoring his concern for the war in Ukraine.
Speaking moments after Sunday's Mass, Leo mentioned the "martyred" Ukraine and called for a "just and lasting peace".
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
The meeting aims to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and the pope's concern for the situation.
Pope Leo spoke with Zelenskiy on Monday, marking the first known conversation between the new pontiff and a foreign leader.
After the Mass, Pope Leo referred to Ukraine as 'martyred' and called for a 'just and lasting peace'.
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