Newly elected Pope Leo XIV has received lists of Ukrainian soldiers held in Russian captivity. Source: Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Telegram Details: It is noted that the meeting with the Pope took place with the assistance of the Coordination Headquarters and the Embassy of Ukraine to the Holy See and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Pope Leo XIV had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday and spoke about ceasefire proposals, Zelenskiy said, in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader.