Pope Francis shows a flag that was brought to him from Bucha, Ukraine, during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, April 6, 2022.

Ukrainian officials have criticized Pope Francis’ recent address to Russian youth, calling his remarks “imperialist propaganda.”. The pontiff made a video address to the 10th All-Russian ...

Ukraine and its allies have expressed mounting fury at Pope Francis’ suggestion that it should have the “courage” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.

Ukrainian troops running low on supplies amid military aid holdup 02:09. Pope Francis said in an interview that Ukraine, facing a possible defeat, should have the courage to negotiate an end to ...

Pope Francis condemns cruel and senseless war in Easter Sunday speech 01:32. Rome — Pope Francis has told a group of European Jesuit news editors that the war in Ukraine was "perhaps somehow ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Addressing the war in Ukraine, which has cost both sides an estimated 500,000 lives in the two years since Russia’s invasion, Pope Francis urged Ukrainian leaders to have ...

Pope Francis met Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican on Friday, the latest step on the Ukrainian president’s European tour to win support for his proposed “victory plan” aimed at ending the ...

(RNS) — Pope Francis has launched a peace mission aimed at finding a settlement of the Russia-Ukraine war, upsetting Ukraine’s allies with his refusal to insist that Russia leave Ukraine as a ...

Pope Francis, left, reaches to embrace Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill after signing a joint declaration at the Jose Marti International airport in Havana on Feb. 12, 2016.

Pope Francis has staked a position on the war in Ukraine that puts him more in line with Beijing, New Delhi, and Brasília than Washington, London, or Brussels: He wants to end Ukraine’s ...

ROME — The day after Russia invaded Ukraine, Pope Francis broke protocol and went directly to the Russian Embassy in the Holy See to appeal for peace.