BREAKING Pope Leo XIV Speaks with Russia's President Putin by Phone for the 1st Time

Speaking by phone with President Vladimir Putin, Pope Leo XIV urges Russia to take a step that favours peace, highlighting the importance of dialogue. The press center of the Holy See informed about the Pope's phone call with President Putin.“I confirm that this afternoon there was a telephone conversation between Pope Leo XIV. and President Putin.

During the phone call, in addition to questions of common interest, special attention was paid to the situation in Ukraine and peace. The Pope called on Russia to make a gesture that would contribute to peace and stressed the importance of dialogue in creating positive contacts between the parties and finding solutions to the conflict.
There were also talks about the humanitarian situation, the need to support help where it is necessary, the ongoing prisoner exchange efforts and the importance of Cardinal Zuppi's work in this regard.
Pope Leo mentioned Patriarch Kirill, thanked him for the congratulations he addressed at the beginning of the pontificate, and stressed that common Christian values can be a light that helps to search for peace, defend life and strive for authentic religious freedom. “
This is Pope Leo XIV’s first call with Putin about three weeks after his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 12. That was following the pope's concern for Ukraine during his May 11 Sunday address.

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