The readout of the pope's call with Vladimir Putin was unusual for the Vatican, which does not always issue statements about ...

Pope Leo urged Russia to take steps towards ending the conflict in Ukraine when he spoke to President Vladimir Putin for the ...

The pope made an appeal for Russia to take a gesture that would favor peace, emphasizing the importance of dialogue,” Vatican ...

Putin thanked the new pope for his contribution toward resolving the conflict while adding that Ukraine ‘was banking on ...

The afternoon phone call was the first between the US-born pope and Putin since Leo became head of the world’s Catholics last ...

Vladimir Putin thanked the new pope for 'his willingness to contribute to a settlement' of the conflict, the Kremlin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked Pope Leo for offering to mediate the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict but claimed ...