However, Pope Francis did not provide any details.
Pope Francis is considering a visit to Kyiv, reports Reuters. Among other things, President Vladimir Zelensky invited the Pope to visit the capital of Ukraine.
Asked by a reporter on a plane flying with Francis from Rome to Malta whether he was considering an invitation from the Ukrainian political and religious authorities, the pope replied: “Yes, this is on the agenda. “ He did not provide further details.
Pope Francis was invited by:
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky;
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko;
- Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Chief Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite;
- Ambassador of Ukraine to the Vatican Andrei Yurash.
Read also: Pope Francis called the Russian-Ukrainian war a “meaningless massacre”
In March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with Pope Francis . Then the head of state noted that he would welcome the mediation of the Holy See in ending the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Earlier, Pope Francis personally came to the Russian Embassy in the Vatican to express his concern about the war that Russia has unleashed in Ukraine .
Read about the relationship between the Vatican and Moscow, as well as how the Pope is going to strike a double blow on the “Ukrainian question” in the article by Ekaterina Shchetkino and “ Map of Rome “.
