Pope’s offer to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, receives global backing
19th May 2025
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Monday that Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican has received broad international support.
In a statement, Meloni said the proposal was positively received during a recent call between United States President Donald Trump and several European leaders.
The PUNCH journalist, Gift, has over three years of experience covering elections, security and foreign affairs.
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