Pope Leo received them in audience in the Hall of the Popes in Vatican City Photo: Vatican Media

Leader of Ukrainian Catholics visits the Pope and invites him to Ukraine: “his visit would contribute to stop the war”

“The Vatican’s involvement has already made a difference,” he said, noting that treatment improves when prisoners are known to be on the Holy See’s radar. He asked Pope Leo XIV to continue the work begun under Pope Francis, who had engaged discreetly in prisoner exchanges and negotiations behind the scenes.