Pope Leo XIV, JD Vance meet ahead of US-led diplomatic flurry to reach ceasefire in Ukraine
Monday, 19 May 2025 () Pope Leo XIV and US Vice President JD Vance met at the Vatican amidst US-led efforts for a Ukraine ceasefire. Vance, accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, previously met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Pope Leo, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, has pledged to pursue peace in Ukraine, echoing Pope Francis's focus on migrants and the poor.
In a historic and politically charged moment at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, shook hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska as his inaugural Mass drew to a close.
But the gesture was more than ceremonial. In his first global address,...
Around 200,000 people including world leaders US Vice President JD Vance and Ukraineβs president Volodymyr Zelensky gather at the Vatican for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. During the mass the..
Residents of Chilcayo, Peru gather overnight as they prepare to celebrate the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. The US-born pontiff was made bishop of the city in 2014, after two decades of work as a..
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk talk to the media in Albania following a call with US..
Monday, 19 May 2025 ()
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