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Pope meets with new Russian ambassador as second Moscow mission planned for his Ukraine peace envoy

Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis for a protocol visit to present his diplomatic credentials

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Pope's Ukraine peace envoy raises stalled Black Sea grain exports in Beijing talks

Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy has discussed the need to resume the stalled Ukraine grain export deal to feed the world’s hungry during a meeting with a Chinese official in Beijing

The Independent UK

Pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to China on mission to help return Ukraine children taken to Russia

Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is heading to China on the fourth leg of a mission to return Ukrainian children taken to Russia

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Vatican is moving ahead with plan to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia with their families

The Vatican is pressing ahead with a plan to try to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war with their families

The Independent UK

The pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to Washington with the plight of children top of his agenda

Pope Francis’ peace envoy is traveling to Washington as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 495

As the war enters its 495th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian forces gradually advance on Bakhmut; four people injured after shelling in Kherson – as it happened

Eastern Command spokesperson says Ukrainian forces are ‘pressuring’ Russian troops in Donetsk Oblast; Russian shelling hits residential area. says Ukraine

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Pope's peace envoy arrives in Moscow after the short-lived Wagner rebellion

Pope Francis’ peace envoy has arrived in Moscow

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Zelenskiy discusses peace moves with Papal envoy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the Vatican on Tuesday to contribute to the implementation of a Ukrainian peace plan during talks with a Papal envoy about Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters

Vatican sends envoy to Ukraine to 'sound out' possibilities for peace talks

Pope Francis has sent Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on a two-day peace mission to Kyiv to sound out government authorities in a bid to help end the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Papal envoy heads to Ukraine to 'listen carefully' to possible peace plans

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, headed to Kyiv on Monday for a two-day trip to sound out government authorities.

Reuters

U.S. resisting global push for peace

Global South leaders, and even some in NATO, are pushing Putin and Zelenskyy toward talks. Time for U.S. to step up

Salon

Pope, in interview, skirts issue of return of occupied parts of Ukraine

Pope Francis has said an eventual return by Russia of occupied territories in Ukraine is a "political problem" to be resolved by both sides, in his first public comment on Ukraine's request for him to back its plan demanding a total Russian withdrawal.

Reuters

Russia acknowledges Vatican peace initiative, says no steps yet for a mission to Moscow

Russia has indicated it views Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace initiative positively

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Pope's Ukraine peace envoy blasts war as a 'pandemic' that affects everyone

Pope Francis’ peace envoy for Ukraine has blasted war as a “pandemic” and said all Christians are called to be peacemakers

Reuters

Pope calls for rival Sudanese parties to lay down arms

Pope Francis on Sunday called for warring factions in Sudan to set aside their weapons, expressing sadness at the violence that has continued for more than a month in the African nation.

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Pope picks Italian cardinal for Ukraine peace mission

Pope Francis has appointed Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi as the Vatican's special envoy to push for peace in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Vatican: Pope Francis tasks cardinal with mission aimed at paving 'paths to peace' in Ukraine

The Vatican says Pope Francis has tasked a leading Italian cardinal with a mission it hopes it can “ease tensions" in the Ukraine war and lead to path of peace

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened: Kyiv says situation in Bakhmut ‘critical’ after Wagner claims control of city

Ukraine denies Wagner claim that city has fallen and says fighting ongoing in some parts

Reuters

Pope asks Italian cardinal to carry out Ukraine peace mission

Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, head of the Italian bishops' conference, to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, the Vatican said on Saturday.

Reuters

Pope hopes to send peace envoys to Kyiv, Moscow - report

Pope Francis hopes to send personal peace envoys to the Ukrainian and Russian presidents to try to broker a ceasefire in the war, a Catholic website reported on Thursday.

The Independent UK

New head of Italian bishops launches sex abuse query

The new president of the Italian Conference of Bishops says he would launch an independent inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy

Reuters

Italy Church's limited sexual abuse investigation disappoints victims

Italy's Catholic bishops said on Friday they would commission a report on clerical sexual abuse in the past two years and a separate analysis going back to 2000, disappointing victims who wanted a thorough investigation going back many decades.

The Independent UK

New Italian church head faces demands for abuse inquiry

Pope Francis has named a bishop in his own image as the new head of the Italian bishops conference

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