In their first call, Pope Leo emphasized dialogue with Putin about the Ukraine war, while the Kremlin leader claimed Kyiv was escalating the conflict after recent infrastructure attacks.

Pope Leo urged Russia to take steps towards ending the war in Ukraine when he spoke to President Vladimir Putin for the first time, the Vatican said on June 4. "The pope made an appeal for Russia ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Leo XIV held a telephone conversation. The Kremlin head complained about Ukraine and demonstrated an alleged willingness for peaceful dialogue, according ...

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MOSCOW/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo urged Russia to take steps towards ending the conflict in Ukraine when he spoke to President Vladimir Putin for the first time, the Vatican said on ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for the first time in a phone call Wednesday (June 4), according to Vatican and Russian officials, and agreed to ...

THE VATICAN, June 4. /TASS/. Pope Leo XIV noted in his first phone talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin that dialogue is crucial to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.

Pope Leo XIV’s first call with Putin comes just over three weeks after his first call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 12.

Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke together by phone today, June 4, for the first time, the Kremlin said. The Russian news agency Interfax reported the news, and the Vatican ...

It confirmed that Leo, the first U.S. pope, had spoken by telephone to Putin in the afternoon of June 4. The readout of the call was unusual for the Vatican, which does not always issue statements ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2025 / 17:06 pm Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon. “The pope made an appeal for Russia to take a ...