Pope calls for ‘just and lasting peace’ in Ukraine

Gyunel Zeynalova
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The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo will meet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his inaugural mass, Report informs via The Sunday Times.

Leo’s first known call with a foreign leader after his election was with Zelenskyy.

At the end of the mass today, Leo cited the “martyred” Ukraine and appealed for a “just and lasting peace” in the country.

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