By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With “rivers of blood and tears” still flowing in Ukraine and with the increasing threat of the use of nuclear weapons, Pope Francis begged Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Stop this spiral of violence and death.” With the situation being “so serious, devastating and threatening,” the pope […]
Pope Francis willing to go to Moscow to try to stop war
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ secretary of state reaffirmed the pope’s offer to go to Moscow personally to try to convince President Vladimir Putin to stop his war on Ukraine but said the Kremlin had yet to respond. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state, told reporters late May 4, […]
Church leaders urge Russian patriarch to speak with Putin
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholic and Orthodox leaders in Europe have appealed to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, urging him to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to put an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine. In an open letter published March 2, Romanian Orthodox Father Ioan Sauca, acting […]
Pope, Putin meet, discuss wars in Ukraine, Syria, church in Russia
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4, and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts. At the end of the 55-minute private meeting, Alessandro Gisotti, interim director […]
