Pope Francis welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the entrance to the formal meeting rooms at the back of the audience hall at the Vatican May 13, 2023. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. After hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern European country, Pope Francis welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Vatican. The topics of the conversation May 13 included “the humanitarian and political situation in Ukraine caused by the ongoing war”, the Vatican…
