Pope Leo XIV on Sunday renewed his appeal for an end to the war in Ukraine, decrying recent Russian attacks that have killed noncombatants and damaged civilian infrastructure. “With a sorrowful heart,” the pontiff said Sunday, “I have followed the news of the latest violent attacks that have recently struck several cities and civilian infrastructures…
Pope renews appeal for peace in Ukraine as US envoys arrive in Kyiv
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, after a joint news conference, amid Russia's continous invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 6, 2026. Photo: OSV News/Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters.
